[mythtv] Memory leaks in 0.20.2-0ubuntu10.1

[Robin Gilks]

> I started using the mythtv recently and noticed severe memory leak
> symptoms.
> The system is x86 Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy upto date on 2/10/2008. Mythtv version
> is 0.20.2.
> I have 2GB RAM. When system boots up, I run several apps and close them
> after some time (for testing) and memory usage is normal... even goes down
> when I close all apps. Seen in top, saider, vmstat etc.
> But when I start using mythtvfrontend on a network client, the memory
> utilization starts going up and hits 95%. Even after stopping frontend and
> backend, it never recovers. System swap usage also starts.
> Note: I never use frontend on same system as backend. This is a client
> server setup using 100 half duplex HUB.
> I am in process of upgrading my n/w gear but it will remain as
> client-server. My mythtv server is kind of headless.
>
> any input is appreciated.
>


Not just me then...

So here it is, not doing anything at all, just sitting in the top level
Classic menu.

media ~ # while [ 1 == 1 ];   do ps aux | grep frontend | grep -v grep;
sleep 10; done
mythtv   10174  3.7 39.3 301068 177484 tty7    Sl   Feb11  66:03 mythfrontend
mythtv   10174  3.7 39.3 301068 177488 tty7    Sl   Feb11  66:03 mythfrontend
mythtv   10174  3.7 39.3 301068 177492 tty7    Sl   Feb11  66:03 mythfrontend