Public bug reported: Leaving this desktop PC running overnight, while logged in and a bunch of windows open, compiz tends to get completely out of control. This morning I arrived to it using 5500MB of RAM (pushing some of the system into swap and making everything extremely slow). This makes the system unusable (as compiz and the memory heavy applications running don't fit into RAM anymore, using the desktop is just not viable...)
The workaround is to kill -KILL compiz whenever it happens. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.38-generic 3.2.16 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,imgpng,move,mousepoll,regex,snap,animation,place,unitymtgrabhandles,expo,resize,ezoom,gnomecompat,grid,vpswitch,wall,session,workarounds,fade,scale,unityshell] CompositorRunning: compiz Date: Thu May 31 09:42:36 2012 DistUpgraded: 2012-04-30 11:33:19,127 DEBUG enabling apt cron job DistroCodename: precise DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: virtualbox, 4.1.12, 3.0.0-12-generic, x86_64: installed virtualbox, 4.1.12, 3.2.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed virtualbox, 4.1.12, 3.2.0-25-generic, x86_64: installed GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI RV620 LE [Radeon HD 3450] [1002:95c5] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0342] MachineType: Dell Inc. OptiPlex 960 PackageArchitecture: all ProcKernelCmdLine: root=UUID=d2cdb369-1d00-4875-b764-6e0a2ea51c34 ro quiet splash SourcePackage: compiz UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-30 (30 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 04/29/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A04 dmi.board.name: 0H634K dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 6 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA04:bd04/29/2009:svnDellInc.:pnOptiPlex960:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0H634K:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct6:cvr: dmi.product.name: OptiPlex 960 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3.1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1.1 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2 ** Affects: compiz (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug compiz-0.9 precise regression-update ubuntu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1006752 Title: memory leak leads to extremely high memory usage To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/1006752/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs