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Re: Major application resource leaks in Etch
From: Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson(at)cox.net>
Date: Sun Sep 30 2007 - 23:44:48 EDT
>
> I have reproduced it on two systems, with different distributions and
> different browsers, but there is still some uncertainty since all my
> systems have similar configurations, so I can't rule out misconfiguration.
>
> Think of what Iceape is
>
> I don't know.
>
>
> True, but that doesn't address the potential resource leak issue.
> Moreover, since it appears in different browsers, and seems to affect
> kedit, it seems likely that the problem involves Gnome's clip board
> (which reminds me that I forgot to mention that I am using Gnome).
Date: Sun Sep 30 2007 - 23:44:48 EDT
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On 09/30/07 21:42, Marty wrote:
> Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
>> On Sun, Sep 30, 2007 at 06:59:03PM -0400, Marty wrote: >>> While copying 30MB of text from a backuppc (web-based) log on a >>> remote server, I ran into several problems: >>> >>> 1) Selecting the text using the Iceape edit->select-all menu option >>> pegs the 2.8GB CPU at 100% for tens of seconds, although it is much >>> faster in subsequent attempts. >>> >>> 2) Each repetition causes two 60MB clipboard cache files to appear in >>> /tmp. They persist after logging out of Gnome. >>> >> >> >> Are you sure that this is a resouce leak?
>
> I have reproduced it on two systems, with different distributions and
> different browsers, but there is still some uncertainty since all my
> systems have similar configurations, so I can't rule out misconfiguration.
>
> Think of what Iceape is
>> trying to do: download 30 MB of text and render it all ready to show >> you. Was Iceape designed to handle 30 MB pieces of text?
>
> I don't know.
>
>> >> If you can't pull the data with ftp or somethin, what about using lynx? >> Text browsers don't have to render. Download the text and save it to a >> file. Or if its already being viewed, 'Print' it to a file. Once you >> have your 30 MB text file, then you can edit it if you really want.
>
> True, but that doesn't address the potential resource leak issue.
> Moreover, since it appears in different browsers, and seems to affect
> kedit, it seems likely that the problem involves Gnome's clip board
> (which reminds me that I forgot to mention that I am using Gnome).
Doug is absolutely correct. Putting a 30MB file into the clipboard is going to is a lot of resources.
- -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA
Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!
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