Description of problem: metacity seams to cause severe memory leak. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): > rpm -q metacity metacity-2.10.3-1 How reproducible: Always. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Just leave gnome desktop running over a few days. 2. 3. Actual results: while :; do date; ps -A -o pid,user,vsize,rss,pmem,args --sort -vsize | head -5; sleep 900;done PID USER VSZ RSS %MEM COMMAND 3541 tux 288084 186776 18.2 metacity Expected results: not to chew up so memory Additional info: system running with 1GB RAM > pmap -x 3541 3541: metacity --sm-save-file 1135367782-3468-146085753.ms Address Kbytes RSS Anon Locked Mode Mapping 0000000000400000 492 - - - r-x-- metacity 000000000057a000 48 - - - rw--- metacity 0000000000586000 186924 - - - rw--- [ anon ] 0000003189400000 2744 - - - r-x-- libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0.600.10 00000031896ae000 1024 - - - ----- libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0.600.10 00000031897ae000 192 - - - rw--- libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0.600.10 00000031897de000 16 - - - rw--- [ anon ] 0000003189800000 512 - - - r-x-- libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0.600.10 0000003189880000 1020 - - - ----- libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0.600.10 000000318997f000 40 - - - rw--- libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0.600.10 0000003189f00000 80 - - - r-x-- libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.600.10 0000003189f14000 1024 - - - ----- libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.600.10 000000318a014000 8 - - - rw--- libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.600.10 0000003f38600000 80 - - - r-x-- libXft.so.2.1.2 0000003f38614000 1020 - - - ----- libXft.so.2.1.2 0000003f38713000 4 - - - rw--- libXft.so.2.1.2 0000003f38800000 32 - - - r-x-- libXrender.so.1.2.2 0000003f38808000 1024 - - - ----- libXrender.so.1.2.2 0000003f38908000 4 - - - rw--- libXrender.so.1.2.2 0000003f38a00000 12 - - - r-x-- libXrandr.so.2.0 0000003f38a03000 1020 - - - ----- libXrandr.so.2.0 0000003f38b02000 4 - - - rw--- libXrandr.so.2.0 0000003f38c00000 36 - - - r-x-- libXcursor.so.1.0.2 0000003f38c09000 1024 - - - ----- libXcursor.so.1.0.2 0000003f38d09000 4 - - - rw--- libXcursor.so.1.0.2 0000003f38e00000 160 - - - r-x-- libpangoft2-1.0.so.0.800.1 0000003f38e28000 1024 - - - ----- libpangoft2-1.0.so.0.800.1 0000003f38f28000 8 - - - rw--- libpangoft2-1.0.so.0.800.1 0000003f39100000 872 - - - r-x-- libX11.so.6.2 0000003f391da000 1020 - - - ----- libX11.so.6.2 0000003f392d9000 24 - - - rw--- libX11.so.6.2 0000003f39300000 64 - - - r-x-- libXext.so.6.4 0000003f39310000 1024 - - - ----- libXext.so.6.4 0000003f39410000 4 - - - rw--- libXext.so.6.4 0000003f39500000 528 - - - r-x-- libglib-2.0.so.0.600.6 0000003f39584000 1020 - - - ----- libglib-2.0.so.0.600.6 0000003f39683000 24 - - - rw--- libglib-2.0.so.0.600.6 0000003f39689000 4 - - - rw--- [ anon ] 0000003f39700000 92 - - - r-x-- libICE.so.6.3 0000003f39717000 1020 - - - ----- libICE.so.6.3 0000003f39816000 8 - - - rw--- libICE.so.6.3 0000003f39818000 12 - - - rw--- [ anon ] 0000003f39900000 40 - - - r-x-- libSM.so.6.0 0000003f3990a000 1020 - - - ----- libSM.so.6.0 0000003f39a09000 4 - - - rw--- libSM.so.6.0 0000003f39b00000 220 - - - r-x-- libgobject-2.0.so.0.600.6 0000003f39b37000 1024 - - - ----- libgobject-2.0.so.0.600.6 0000003f39c37000 20 - - - rw--- libgobject-2.0.so.0.600.6 0000003f39d00000 12 - - - r-x-- libgmodule-2.0.so.0.600.6 0000003f3a300000 32 - - - r-x-- libXi.so.6.0 0000003f3a308000 1020 - - - ----- libXi.so.6.0 0000003f3a407000 4 - - - rw--- libXi.so.6.0 0000003f3a500000 236 - - - r-x-- libpango-1.0.so.0.800.1 0000003f3a53b000 1024 - - - ----- libpango-1.0.so.0.800.1 0000003f3a63b000 36 - - - rw--- libpango-1.0.so.0.800.1 0000003f3ab00000 104 - - - r-x-- libatk-1.0.so.0.901.0 0000003f3ab1a000 1020 - - - ----- libatk-1.0.so.0.901.0 0000003f3ac19000 20 - - - rw--- libatk-1.0.so.0.901.0 0000003f3ad00000 28 - - - r-x-- libpangoxft-1.0.so.0.800.1 0000003f3ad07000 1020 - - - ----- libpangoxft-1.0.so.0.800.1 0000003f3ae06000 4 - - - rw--- libpangoxft-1.0.so.0.800.1 0000003f3b100000 44 - - - r-x-- libpangox-1.0.so.0.800.1 0000003f3b10b000 1024 - - - ----- libpangox-1.0.so.0.800.1 0000003f3b20b000 4 - - - rw--- libpangox-1.0.so.0.800.1 0000003f3b300000 20 - - - r-x-- libXfixes.so.3.0 0000003f3b305000 1020 - - - ----- libXfixes.so.3.0 0000003f3b404000 4 - - - rw--- libXfixes.so.3.0 0000003f3c300000 16 - - - r-x-- libgthread-2.0.so.0.600.6 0000003f3c304000 1020 - - - ----- libgthread-2.0.so.0.600.6 0000003f3c403000 4 - - - rw--- libgthread-2.0.so.0.600.6 0000003f3cb00000 344 - - - r-x-- libORBit-2.so.0.0.0 0000003f3cb56000 1024 - - - ----- libORBit-2.so.0.0.0 0000003f3cc56000 76 - - - rw--- libORBit-2.so.0.0.0 0000003f3d100000 208 - - - r-x-- libgconf-2.so.4.1.0 0000003f3d134000 1020 - - - ----- libgconf-2.so.4.1.0 0000003f3d233000 28 - - - rw--- libgconf-2.so.4.1.0 0000003f3d900000 36 - - - r-x-- libstartup-notification-1.so.0.0.0 0000003f3d909000 1020 - - - ----- libstartup-notification-1.so.0.0.0 0000003f3da08000 4 - - - rw--- libstartup-notification-1.so.0.0.0 0000003f71200000 104 - - - r-x-- ld-2.3.5.so 0000003f71319000 4 - - - r---- ld-2.3.5.so 0000003f7131a000 4 - - - rw--- ld-2.3.5.so 0000003f71400000 1204 - - - r-x-- libc-2.3.5.so 0000003f7152d000 1020 - - - ----- libc-2.3.5.so 0000003f7162c000 16 - - - r---- libc-2.3.5.so 0000003f71630000 8 - - - rw--- libc-2.3.5.so 0000003f71632000 16 - - - rw--- [ anon ] 0000003f71700000 528 - - - r-x-- libm-2.3.5.so 0000003f71784000 1024 - - - ----- libm-2.3.5.so 0000003f71884000 4 - - - r---- libm-2.3.5.so 0000003f71885000 4 - - - rw--- libm-2.3.5.so 0000003f71900000 8 - - - r-x-- libdl-2.3.5.so 0000003f71902000 1024 - - - ----- libdl-2.3.5.so 0000003f71a02000 4 - - - r---- libdl-2.3.5.so 0000003f71a03000 4 - - - rw--- libdl-2.3.5.so 0000003f71d00000 80 - - - r-x-- libz.so.1.2.2.2 0000003f71d14000 1020 - - - ----- libz.so.1.2.2.2 0000003f71e13000 4 - - - rw--- libz.so.1.2.2.2 0000003f72100000 60 - - - r-x-- libpthread-2.3.5.so 0000003f7210f000 1024 - - - ----- libpthread-2.3.5.so 0000003f7220f000 4 - - - r---- libpthread-2.3.5.so 0000003f72210000 4 - - - rw--- libpthread-2.3.5.so 0000003f72211000 16 - - - rw--- [ anon ] 0000003f72b00000 132 - - - r-x-- libexpat.so.0.5.0 0000003f72b21000 1020 - - - ----- libexpat.so.0.5.0 0000003f72c20000 12 - - - rw--- libexpat.so.0.5.0 0000003f72d00000 508 - - - r-x-- libfreetype.so.6.3.7 0000003f72d7f000 1024 - - - ----- libfreetype.so.6.3.7 0000003f72e7f000 52 - - - rw--- libfreetype.so.6.3.7 0000003f73100000 176 - - - r-x-- libfontconfig.so.1.0.4 0000003f7312c000 1024 - - - ----- libfontconfig.so.1.0.4 0000003f7322c000 20 - - - rw--- libfontconfig.so.1.0.4 0000003f73231000 8 - - - rw--- [ anon ] 0000003f73f00000 28 - - - r-x-- libpopt.so.0.0.0 0000003f73f07000 1024 - - - ----- libpopt.so.0.0.0 0000003f74007000 4 - - - rw--- libpopt.so.0.0.0 00002aaaaaaab000 4 - - - rw--- [ anon ] 00002aaaaaac3000 56 - - - rw--- [ anon ] 00002aaaaaad1000 48460 - - - r---- locale-archive 00002aaaada3b000 40 - - - r-x-- libnss_files-2.3.5.so 00002aaaada45000 1024 - - - ----- libnss_files-2.3.5.so 00002aaaadb45000 4 - - - r---- libnss_files-2.3.5.so 00002aaaadb46000 4 - - - rw--- libnss_files-2.3.5.so 00002aaaadb47000 24 - - - r--s- gconv-modules.cache 00002aaaadb4d000 4 - - - r-x-- xlcUTF8Load.so.2 00002aaaadb4e000 1020 - - - ----- xlcUTF8Load.so.2 00002aaaadc4d000 4 - - - rw--- xlcUTF8Load.so.2 00002aaaadc4e000 8 - - - r-x-- ISO8859-1.so 00002aaaadc50000 1020 - - - ----- ISO8859-1.so 00002aaaadd4f000 8 - - - rw--- ISO8859-1.so 00002aaaadd51000 64 - - - r-x-- libclearlooks.so 00002aaaadd61000 1020 - - - ----- libclearlooks.so 00002aaaade60000 8 - - - rw--- libclearlooks.so 00002aaaade62000 72 - - - r---- l048016t.pfa 00002aaaade74000 8 - - - r-x-- pango-basic-fc.so 00002aaaade76000 1020 - - - ----- pango-basic-fc.so 00002aaaadf75000 4 - - - rw--- pango-basic-fc.so 00002aaaadf76000 384 - - - rw-s- [ shmid=0x9000f ] 00002aaaadfd6000 384 - - - rw-s- [ shmid=0x98010 ] 00002aaaae036000 72 - - - r---- l048013t.pfa 00007fffffb7c000 84 - - - rw--- [ stack ] ffffffffff600000 8192 - - - ----- [ anon ] ---------------- ------ ------ ------ ------ total kB 296368 - - -
This report targets the FC3 or FC4 products, which have now been EOL'd. Could you please check that it still applies to a current Fedora release, and either update the target product or close it ? Thanks.
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