Re: gnome-shell got memory leaks ?

[Milan Bouchet-Valat <nalimilan club fr>]

Le dimanche 17 juin 2012 à 18:11 +0800, 邓尧 a écrit :
> I'm using gnome-shell 3.4.1 under ubuntu 12.04 64-bit, ubuntu official
> binaries.
> Right after logging in, "top" utility shows that gnome-shell consumes
> about 1.3G memory. IMO, 1.3G for a window manager is a lot, but still
> acceptable.
No, that's not acceptable. ;-)

> After using for about two hours, its memory consumption grows up to
> more than 2.5G, and keeps growing! Smells like memory leaks :-(
> I'm using nvidia 295.40 driver.
> Anyone how to fix this ?
You should try the Nouveau driver, as NVidia is probably the culprit.
Other than that, you should report a bug to NVidia, but don't expect a
fast answer.


My two cents