Bug 1327856

Summary: Add upstream patch for memory leak
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: cely
Component: gnome-shellAssignee: Owen Taylor <otaylor>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 22CC: fmuellner, fschwarz, otaylor
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Hardware: x86_64   
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Fixed In Version: gnome-shell-3.16.4-2.fc22 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2016-05-06 19:51:53 UTC Type: Bug
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Description cely 2016-04-16 23:42:21 UTC
Description of problem:

gnome-shell leaks memory in VTs that are not active


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

GNOME Shell 3.16.4

Name        : gnome-shell
Version     : 3.16.4
Release     : 1.fc22
Architecture: x86_64

How reproducible:
Very.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Log in as one user
2. Log in as another user
3. Wait 24 hours

Actual results:
gdm & user1 gnome-shell process memory is much too high


Expected results:

All gnome-shell processes should have similar memory usage

Additional info:

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=735705#c53

Please release an RPM for gnome-shell including the patch in the comment linked above.

Comment 1 Fedora Update System 2016-04-21 13:20:40 UTC
gnome-shell-3.16.4-2.fc22 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 22. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2016-89e3334638

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2016-04-22 03:23:03 UTC
gnome-shell-3.16.4-2.fc22 has been pushed to the Fedora 22 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for
instructions on how to install test updates.
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2016-89e3334638

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2016-05-06 19:51:50 UTC
gnome-shell-3.16.4-2.fc22 has been pushed to the Fedora 22 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.