Re: Debian PC Requirements
On Fri, 12 Apr 2002 23:40, Heather Stern wrote:
> > I am seeing similar problems but it takes 4 days to get to 300M which
> > forces me to logout. I have configured kdm to restart the X server on
> > logout which solves the problems.
> >
> > I run Kmail, Konqueror, and Konsole, I don't run any other X program
> > enough to make it worth mentioning.
> >
> > Closing all the programs does nothing for X memory use.
>
> Oh, but does reopening them cost more memory, or hardly any, and if hardly
> any, does it give that tiny amount back when done?
Hardly any. It's a memory leak that occurs slowly when I'm not watching it.
> In other words I'm trying to tell if it's really a "leak" or merely setting
> memory up for its continued abuse, assuming roughly that it will be
> reopened later and then it can be more efficient.
It's a leak. There's no cause for the X server to use 300M of memory.
> Also check ps wax and see if kioslave or other "K under the hood" parts are
> loaded. If you use K apps from fvwm those can be safely clobbered. If you
> use the panel thingy, then the panel thingy is also going to use the core
> libraries, which are much of the "weight" of a K application... and if it's
> the libraries themselves getting bloaty, then yes, you'll have to bail X
> and come back in to see that clean up. But you should not need to reboot.
I just use KDE, and at the time everything was closed with no spare IO
slaves.
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