The problem is not observed when the only connections to upstart are the standard upstart bridges (since they use nih_dbus_connect()).
For reference, here is nih_dbus_setup() which includes one or more calls that unity seemingly should be calling itself: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu- branches/ubuntu/saucy/libnih/saucy/view/head:/nih- dbus/dbus_connection.c#L202 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1235649 Title: uevent spam causes session upstart to consume massive amounts of memory on Ubuntu Touch To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/upstart/+bug/1235649/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs