system-settings uses all system's memory if huge image is set as background
Bug #1536187 reported by
Jean-Baptiste Lallement
This bug affects 2 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical System Image |
Confirmed
|
Medium
|
Bill Filler | ||
| ubuntu-system-settings (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
current build number: 41
device name: krillin
channel: ubuntu-
Similar to bug 1536185 but with system settings
Test Case
1. Upload a huge image [1] to ~/Pictures
2. Open system-settings / background
3. Tap on custom and add a picture, select gallery app as content provider
4. Select the image uploaded in step 1
5. Wait until the image is transferred and set it as background
Actual Result
system-settings uses all available system's memory and eventually OOM killer terminates it
Expected Result
either the image is resized to the size of the screen then set as background, or if due to hardware limitation the operation cannot be achieved a user friendly message is display and the operation cancelled.
Revision history for this message
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in ubuntu-system-settings (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Changed in canonical-devices-system-image: | |
| assignee: | nobody → Bill Filler (bfiller) |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| milestone: | none → backlog |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Changed in ubuntu-system-settings (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.