ACK on the debdiff. I've uploaded to vivid. I've uploaded to trusty and utopic for processing by the SRU team.
Thanks! ** Description changed: + A memory leak in policykit causes memory exhaustion over time in + kdeinit4. + + [Test Case] + 1- check memory usage of kdeinit4 under htop (RES column) + 2- ssh in + 3- check to make sure it stays constant + + [Regression Potential] + If the patch is incorrect, policykit could possibly crash. + + Every time ssh login is made on ubuntu 14.04, kdeinit4 leaks 2-3 Mb (when kde is installed). - According to previous bug report in: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=271934 - this is a bug in policykit-1 package, and it has been already fixed on upstream. + According to previous bug report in: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=271934 + this is a bug in policykit-1 package, and it has been already fixed on upstream. Update of policykit-1 should fix this problem on kubuntu 14.04 and Ubuntu 14.04 + Kde. - This bug is severe in some specific scenarios where ssh is often used. + This bug is severe in some specific scenarios where ssh is often used. In my case, I have a lot of scripts running processes every hour between ubuntu and kubuntu machines using passwordless ssh login. In few days kubuntu machines don't have free memory, due to the referred leak. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: policykit-1 0.105-4ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-43.72-generic 3.13.11.11 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-43-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: KDE Date: Tue Feb 3 15:33:04 2015 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-26 (494 days ago) InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130902.2) SourcePackage: policykit-1 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-14 (294 days ago) ** Changed in: policykit-1 (Ubuntu Vivid) Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed ** Changed in: policykit-1 (Ubuntu Trusty) Status: Confirmed => In Progress ** Changed in: policykit-1 (Ubuntu Utopic) Status: Confirmed => In Progress -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1417637 Title: Kdeinit4 is leaking memory on every ssh login due to known bug on policykit-1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/policykit-1/+bug/1417637/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
