[mythtv-users] mythtv-users Digest, Vol 69, Issue 49

[Adam Skinner]

On Tue, 2008-12-09 at 23:52 +0000, mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org
wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 1:48 PM, Udo van den Heuvel <udovdh at xs4all.nl>
> wrote:
> > Adam Skinner wrote:
> >> Could someone please tell me if mythfrontend is eating to much
> memory or
> >> have other people seen similar levels and therefore dont need to
> worry?
> >
> > The backend eats memory for sure.
> > Buying more ram doesn't help.
> > Fixing the leaks does help.
> >
> > Can you run valgrind on your system?
> > The pro's here can explain you what info they need from valgrind.
> >
> > I just let me backend record three channels from one transponder,
> 24/7.
> > Just what the software is made for.
> > Unfortunately the backend leaks by just recording and I cannot run
> > valgrind on my tiny system without causing issues for the
> mythbackend
> > process.
> >
> > So please help out if you can.
> >
> > Udo
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> 
> I didn't really follow the threads on that topic, but didn't that
> appear to be related to use of EIT?  I can leave my backend running
> for months recording and commflagging HD without any issues and I only
> have 512MB of ram.
> 
> As far as memory use on the frontend, mine appears to use about 300MB
> when playing 1080i content.

Hi , 

My backend does indeed use EIT. 
I've installed valgrind from the intrepid reposotries, version
1:3.3.1-2ubuntu1.

What information would be useful? 

>From reading the quick start guide on the valgrind site it briefly
describe usage for the memcheck tool. The page did describe that the
program being monitored would run x20-30 as slow and use a lot more
memory. 
Im quite willing to run this , but doubt I will be able to 24/7.

Adam