gdesklets launches python2 which slowly accumulates memory

[john]

gdesklets appears to be running normally. but i noticed by running 'top' that python 2 was consuming over 3 gigs of ram by itself. when i killed the python2 process, the gdesklet application closes. I have restarted gdesklets with and without desklets running and the result is the same, a slow but steady climb in memory being consumed by python2.

[Bjoern Koch (h.humpel)]

Is this the same bug as #190894 or #198401 ?

[Carl-Johan (carl-johan-redhat-bugs)]

Description of problem:
I have a slight suspicion that gdesklets-daemon has a memory leak.
$ ps u 4403
USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND
cjk 4403 0.9 44.9 7028448 5538828 ? Dl Oct12 92:26 python /usr/lib64/gdesklets/gdesklets-daemon

6.3 GB is a bit much.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
gdesklets-0.36.3-2.fc15.x86_64
python-2.7.1-7.fc15.x86_64

I'm running the calendar, the clock and CrispClock.

I have tried restarting all the desklets but that didn't give back any RAM.

[Luya (luya-redhat-bugs)]

Hello,
Memory leak seems to be related to python 2 as reported by upstream which investigates the issue.

[Ronny Lorenz (raumzeit)]

Should be #190894.
I also experienced several gigs of wasted memory with only two displays.
For a fix for this leak that worked at least for me, see comment #8 in #190894

[Carl-Johan (carl-johan-redhat-bugs)]

Memory leak still there in F16.

[Luya (luya-redhat-bugs)]

Added patch from Launchpad bug report, please test to see if the leak still occurs.

[Fedora (fedora-redhat-bugs)]

gdesklets-0.36.3-6.1.fc16 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 16.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/gdesklets-0.36.3-6.1.fc16

[Luya (luya-redhat-bugs)]

*** Bug 702518 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[Luya (luya-redhat-bugs)]

*** Bug 727352 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[Fedora (fedora-redhat-bugs)]

Package gdesklets-0.36.3-6.1.fc16:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora 16 testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing gdesklets-0.36.3-6.1.fc16'
as soon as you are able to.
Please go to the following url:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-5537/gdesklets-0.36.3-6.1.fc16
then log in and leave karma (feedback).

[Carl-Johan (carl-johan-redhat-bugs)]

I have tried the update and I can't see it leaking any more memory. Seems the bug has been fixed.

[Luya (luya-redhat-bugs)]

Could you leave karma on the link from #7? Thanks.

[Fedora (fedora-redhat-bugs)]

gdesklets-0.36.3-6.1.fc15 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 15.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/gdesklets-0.36.3-6.1.fc15

[Fedora (fedora-redhat-bugs)]

gdesklets-0.36.3-6.1.fc16 has been pushed to the Fedora 16 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

[Fedora (fedora-redhat-bugs)]

gdesklets-0.36.3-6.1.fc15 has been pushed to the Fedora 15 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.