Memory leak in compiz (and maybe Xorg)
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Unity |
Incomplete
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Undecided
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X.Org X server |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
unity (Ubuntu) |
Incomplete
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Compiz and Xorg both use large amounts of RAM, right now on my system compiz is using 206 megabytes (and growing) and Xorg is using 176 megabytes.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: unity 4.22.0-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
.proc.driver.
.proc.driver.
.proc.driver.
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 280.13 Wed Jul 27 16:53:56 PDT 2011
GCC version: gcc version 4.6.1 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.1-9ubuntu3)
.tmp.unity.
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Fri Oct 7 09:39:06 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-10-04 18:54:48.035566
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
nvidia-current, 280.13, 3.0.0-12-generic, x86_64: installed
vboxhost, 4.1.2, 3.0.0-12-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
nVidia Corporation Device [10de:1251] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer Device [1558:5102]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110921.2)
JockeyStatus:
xorg:nvidia_
xorg:nvidia_
MachineType: System76, Inc. Gazelle Professional
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-04 (2 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 08/09/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 4.6.4
dmi.board.
dmi.board.name: Gazelle Professional
dmi.board.vendor: System76, Inc.
dmi.board.version: gazp6
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: System76, Inc.
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmerican
dmi.product.name: Gazelle Professional
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: System76, Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu25
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
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Changed in unity: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
The ram usage also increases after resume from standby. I suspended with compiz using 178MB and /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ unity/+ bug/869959) and Compiz was using 189MB, with Xorg using 138MB.
xorg using 95MB. I resumed (I reported this bug, perhaps they are related? https:/