With radeon.modeset=1 as a kernel parameter (default on Lucid) the memory usage is normal.
However, the same setting on the previous ubuntu version results in a highly unstable system that might freeze (completely) anytime flash or graphic intensive apps are working. Since on the current version things are fine I'll mark this as 'Fix Released' ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Fix Released -- High virtual memory usage (~350m) with radeon driver https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/498380 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