System load indicator leaks memory

[arty]

I'm using system load indicator on two computers (i386/amd64) with latest ubuntu+updates. On both of them after a day or two indicator-multiload process consumes several hundreds megabytes. What additional information I can provide to help you investigate that issue?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: indicator-multiload 0.2-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-30.48-generic 3.2.27
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-30-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Sep 11 19:53:17 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
SourcePackage: indicator-multiload
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-20 (114 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[GouZi (jalliot)]

I see ~0.1MB leaked every ~10sec, by the indicator-multiload process.
Running 12.04 x86_64.

[GouZi (jalliot)]

Attached valgrind dump.

Please feel free to let me know if other tools can be run to help pin-point this issue.

[GouZi (jalliot)]

FWIW, it happens with:
$ apt-cache policy indicator-multiload
indicator-multiload:
  Installed: 0.3-0+66~32~17~precise1
  Candidate: 0.3-0+66~32~17~precise1
  Version table:
 *** 0.3-0+66~32~17~precise1 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/indicator-multiload/stable-daily/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.2-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe amd64 Packages

But not with:
$ apt-cache policy indicator-multiload
indicator-multiload:
  Installed: 0.2-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 0.2-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 0.2-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[GouZi (jalliot)]

Actually, I take that back. If it seems better with 0.2-0ubuntu1 there's still a leak. :/

[GouZi (jalliot)]

Changing the "System monitor width" seems to make things better.
Though it's not completely fixed with this workaround, as I can notice a leak at a rate of ~0.1MB/10min (compared to the 0.1MB/10sec before...).

https://bugs.launchpad.net/indicator-multiload/+bug/779717/comments/54

[Id2ndR (id2ndr)]

It consumes up top 0.5MB/min on my computer. See attached graph of RSS memory usage.

[sds (sds-gnu)]

how is this different from #956810 & #905854?