Bug#281050: xserver-common: [i810] Memory leak
On Sun, Jan 16, 2005 at 04:50:04PM -0500, Michel Dänzer wrote:
> On Fri, 2005-01-14 at 23:22 +0200, Gintautas Miliauskas wrote:
> >
> > I just tried gpdf on a large file with X.Org on Ubuntu Hoary (booted
> > from a live CD). It appears that the problem is still there, but to a
> > lesser extent. The PDF file that made XFree86 suck 200+ MB only
> > expanded the X.Org server to 60-70MB. After a few minutes usage dropped
> > to 45MB. While it is still noticeable, the effect is significantly
> > smaller.
> >
> > Since gpdf is just a very vague and imprecise indicator of the actual
> > problem of X sucking up large amounts of memory over extended periods of
> > time, it would probably be more useful to try to run X.Org in real-life
> > situations. I am contemplating migration to Hoary, but I am not sure
> > that I can find time to do that.
>
> You don't have to do a wholesale upgrade to hoary to run X.org from it.
Indeed, if you need a Hoary/X.org environment to help with
testing/reproducing a bug, one option is to try the (rough, but functional)
Hoary live CD:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/
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- mdz
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