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Created attachment 1397168[details]
ps aux output
Description of problem:
Possible memory leak in Gnome, seems to build up over a few days.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
- gnome-shell-3.22.3-17.el7.x86_64
How reproducible:
- over a few days, customer environment
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Let Gnome run and be used for a few days
2. system eventually boggs down
3.
Actual results:
- system eventually runs at a crawl
Expected results:
Additional info:
Gnome-shell seems to be the biggest offender here
Gnome-shell:
(ps aux)
724 2.9 77.3 10705580 6195892 ? Sl Feb05 457:26 /usr/bin/gnome-shell
Comment 9Leslie Satenstein
2018-03-27 03:26:52 UTC
Here is a way to demonstrate a memory leak.
Begin your gome session.
Invoke "system" (a gnome utility) that shows memory use by application name.
focus on gnome-shell
On a fresh logon, the shell will show around 200megs consumed
invoke aisleriot a few times and exit
Each time aisleriot is invoked, it consumes around 5 megs
On exit, the 5 megs do not appear returned to the shell.
More simpletest.
invoke aisleriot and then firefox and then aisleriot
you will find that the gnome-shell memory use is monotonic increasing, even after quitting firefox and aisleriot
Other gnome programs cause a similar effect.
Programs that do not use gnome-shell (Dropbox), on exit, return all memory that was assigned.
Footnote.
Is the monotonic memory increase shown by gnome-shell due to the shell or to Aisleriot / firefox, both not releasing memory back to the system?
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.
For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.
If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2044
Created attachment 1397168 [details] ps aux output Description of problem: Possible memory leak in Gnome, seems to build up over a few days. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): - gnome-shell-3.22.3-17.el7.x86_64 How reproducible: - over a few days, customer environment Steps to Reproduce: 1. Let Gnome run and be used for a few days 2. system eventually boggs down 3. Actual results: - system eventually runs at a crawl Expected results: Additional info: Gnome-shell seems to be the biggest offender here Gnome-shell: (ps aux) 724 2.9 77.3 10705580 6195892 ? Sl Feb05 457:26 /usr/bin/gnome-shell