Installed indicator-appmenu 13.01.0+13.10.20131031-0ubuntu1, rebooted, quick test again, still see:
Change in memory (K/second): PID Process Type Size RSS PSS 3170 unity-panel-service Stack 0.00 0.19 0.19 (growing slowly) 3170 unity-panel-service Heap 98.56 237.46 237.46 (growing fast) 3170 unity-panel-service Mapped 5.99 4.91 1.95 (growing moderately fast)
Heap Change via brk(): PID brk Count Change (K) Rate (K/Sec) 3170 unity-panel-service 61 8292 97.02 (growing moderately fast)
Memory Change via mmap() and munmap(): PID mmaps munmaps Change (K) Rate (K/Sec) 3170 unity-panel-service 15 15 0 0.00 (no change)
Installed indicator-appmenu 13.01.0+ 13.10.20131031- 0ubuntu1, rebooted, quick test again, still see:
Change in memory (K/second):
PID Process Type Size RSS PSS
3170 unity-panel-service Stack 0.00 0.19 0.19 (growing slowly)
3170 unity-panel-service Heap 98.56 237.46 237.46 (growing fast)
3170 unity-panel-service Mapped 5.99 4.91 1.95 (growing moderately fast)
Heap Change via brk():
PID brk Count Change (K) Rate (K/Sec)
3170 unity-panel-service 61 8292 97.02 (growing moderately fast)
Memory Change via mmap() and munmap():
PID mmaps munmaps Change (K) Rate (K/Sec)
3170 unity-panel-service 15 15 0 0.00 (no change)