Bug#942190: cups: Memory leak for WIFI enabled printer.

[Brian Potkin <claremont102@gmail.com>]

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On Fri 11 Oct 2019 at 22:00:40 +0200, Mladen Mijatov wrote:

> Package: cups
> Version: 2.3.0-5
> Severity: normal
> 
> I have HP LaserJet 1102W which I use through WIFI network. Over time cupsd
> starts leaking memory and within few hours goes to 1GB sometimes.

Thank you for your report, Mladen. Is this still an issue on Debian 11
(bullseye)?
 
> Printer requires HP's LIP service and drivers to work.

HPLIP is not required. This printer should do driverless printing.
Please see our wiki.

> I have also noticed that when printer is interrupted in half-print, even if I
> rester printing service memory will leak. Since I have never reported cups
> related issues submitting additional information would require some level of
> guidance.

Regards,

Brian.