From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Wed Mar 18 12:09:51 2020 Received: (at 40116) by debbugs.gnu.org; 18 Mar 2020 16:09:51 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:41077 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1jEbGR-0005rX-7f for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 18 Mar 2020 12:09:51 -0400 Received: from lepiller.eu ([89.234.186.109]:42204) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1jEbGO-0005rN-KH for 40116@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 18 Mar 2020 12:09:49 -0400 Received: from lepiller.eu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lepiller.eu (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 2cfb1c8c; Wed, 18 Mar 2020 16:09:45 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed; d=lepiller.eu; h=date :in-reply-to:references:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:subject:to:from:message-id; s=dkim; bh=EuTyVx+nPHC9+/VP38aYqjvgIoXKX6VsbyEwZA8nBcE=; b=VYwMynI3etiC qCwirwHjFHNV/VhkCyLVhm7ZVuHPnxT2kKPavevaR3bkgbjfA09m+9infk1usEVr LtdaTARRzhK2MglfH3T13Lj/StuyXt5H76W1iwwfJMbzTMiiVlsyChK5fiGsnGQo 0nhfYypPKwhVwHn8SvR3DrHLOxeEa5Bsvw4q8XmWNZx8wpeM2q5qZuxSovdQVhtd bnfFbG8/PjMxq9mVedHjRlWNMUvnsGLA2ZniBJWrIkosCKnw8c5qg+AwiQ83Z7eo w2tL/rlLwAF8q3FOXp6NvjP0CRB+HxN1QLnRqUiHrHq59zVwmxEUjVDmk/AKWBbB lE9ZHdfI0A== Received: by lepiller.eu (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTPSA id 749154d7 (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256:NO); Wed, 18 Mar 2020 16:09:45 +0000 (UTC) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 12:09:36 -0400 User-Agent: K-9 Mail for Android In-Reply-To: <170ee024512.c9ac6ac476703.6325608537898017895@zoho.com> References: <170ee024512.c9ac6ac476703.6325608537898017895@zoho.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: bug#40116: GDM: Memory leak in .gnome-shell-real process To: sirgazil ,40116@debbugs.gnu.org From: Julien Lepiller Message-ID: <4F9A8305-EA95-44E5-825D-F0C9FB5B1705@lepiller.eu> X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 40116 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) Le 18 mars 2020 10:18:11 GMT-04:00, sirgazil via Bug reports for GNU Guix <= bug-guix@gnu=2Eorg> a =C3=A9crit : >I can't use GNOME anymore because of the problem I explained in the >following thread: > >https://lists=2Egnu=2Eorg/archive/html/help-guix/2020-02/msg00206=2Ehtml > >On recent system upgrades, the problem got worse=2E Before, I could get >to the end of the day despite the leak; but now it takes around 3 hours >for the =2Egnome-shell-real process run by the gdm user to eat the >remaining RAM=2E > >It seems that the bug is stronger in the GNOME desktop, but I've seen, >at least once, =2Egnome-shell-real using an abnormal amount of RAM while >in sway (about 800 MiB)=2E > >My current guix: > >$ guix describe >Generation 61 Mar 15 2020 08:44:39 (current) > sirgazil-x 8274cd7 > repository URL: https://gitlab=2Ecom/sirgazil/guix-channel-x=2Egit > branch: master > commit: 8274cd78f9f6d58e00e057a0eabe58e4e143cc4d > guix a431a63 > repository URL: https://git=2Esavannah=2Egnu=2Eorg/git/guix=2Egit > branch: master > commit: a431a63537c8103b2a58c9a55d90184fb5c90361 > > >--- >https://sirgazil=2Ebitbucket=2Eio/ I'm also hit by that bug=2E I do not use gnome though, and the =2Egnome-se= ssion-real process is owned by gdm=2E Ram usage is at around 200MB when sta= rting and after a few days (putting the laptop to sleep during the night), = it got to 2=2E4GB, even though I don't really need or use it beside logging= in=2E After another restart, it was at 600MB after a day=2E That memory us= age is ridiculous :/