This is most definitely still a problem, even in a new Jaunty install. It is particularly pronounced with directories of multipage tiff files. kio_thumbnail processes get launched until all available memory is exhausted, swapping out the entire system until nothing works. Before the system freezes up completely I counted 6 instances of kio_thumbnail at ~200MB each on a 1G memory box.
** Changed in: kdebase-runtime (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New ** Changed in: kdebase-runtime (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => dwchapin (daren-chapin) ** Changed in: kdebase-runtime (Ubuntu) Assignee: dwchapin (daren-chapin) => (unassigned) -- Extreme memory usage by kio_thumbnail https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289338 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs