Bug#425095: Etch Xorg memory leak?

[Douglas Allan Tutty <dtutty@porchlight.ca>]

On Sat, May 19, 2007 at 12:32:08PM +0200, Michel D?nzer wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-05-18 at 21:23 -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote:
> > 
> > ssh titan -f /usr/bin/kpdf
> > open a long file
> > view each page in turn
> > 
> > As each new page is viewed, xorg uses more memory, and swap goes up.
> > 
> > Its as if xorg is using memory to hold the image for the new page and
> > isn't releasing the memory used to hold the old page.  I conjuecture
> > that its holding all viewed pages in memory.
> 
> Quite possibly, and likely on behalf of the client, i.e. kpdf in this
> case. Please rule out first that kpdf is keeping pixmaps around, be it
> on purpose or by accident.

Since I don't really know how remote X apps work, I thought that they
just told the X server what to display; I didn't realize that they could
compell it to keep pixmaps around.

I'll try with xpdf and report back.

Thanks,

Doug.