[Bug 1614412] Re: cpufreq-applet uses huge amount of RAM
Unfortunately I didn't have enough time to backport the fix, sorry for that. If you are still interested in the fix, please test if the patch Alberts linked above works, then I will backport it. ** Changed in: gnome-applets (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released ** Also affects: gnome-applets (Ubuntu Bionic) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-applets in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1614412 Title: cpufreq-applet uses huge amount of RAM To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-applets/+bug/1614412/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1614412] Re: cpufreq-applet uses huge amount of RAM
Excellent, glad to hear it's fixed, cheers for notifying of the change. I'm using 18.04; I assume the patch will be backported to that version, given that it is supported for some years yet and given that a memory leak sounds like a security issue? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-applets in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1614412 Title: cpufreq-applet uses huge amount of RAM To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-applets/+bug/1614412/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1614412] Re: cpufreq-applet uses huge amount of RAM
Have you upgraded to 18.04 or maybe even to 18.10? Do you still have problem because of cpufreq applet? 18.04 most likely still have problem, but 18.10 might have fix: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-applets/commit/58bb958f0f77c0e7e1b08d17807cab6023d08e0a -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-applets in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1614412 Title: cpufreq-applet uses huge amount of RAM To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-applets/+bug/1614412/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 1614412] Re: cpufreq-applet uses huge amount of RAM
** Description changed: According to GNOME System Monitor, the cpufreq-applet I have in the top panel of GNOME is currently using 376MB of RAM, after 8 hours uptime. At - system start it's more respectable, in the single digits, the amount of + system start it's more respectable, in the single digits. The amount of memory it uses gradually climbs as I leave the system on longer. If I hover over one of the icons, left-click or right-click, the RAM use goes - up by a few hundred kilobytes. Opening 'About' or 'Preferences' make sit + up by a few hundred kilobytes. Opening 'About' or 'Preferences' makes it jump even more. There are 4 instances of the applet, one for each of the two (hyperthreaded) cores; the system is a Thinkpad T420, with a dual- - core Intel i5-2520M processor. + core Intel i5-2520M processor. Removing one instance of the applet does + nothing, removing all of them results in the RAM use dropping to zero. This is on Ubuntu 16.04.1, all updates installed, using the version of gnome-applets which is in the default Ubuntu repositories. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-applets in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1614412 Title: cpufreq-applet uses huge amount of RAM To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-applets/+bug/1614412/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs