[mythtv-users] mythbackend still eats memory: the current status

[Udo van den Heuvel]

Nick Rout wrote:
> Look you say its a generic myth problem, not related to your hardware.

You can interpret it that way.
`ps` shows the memory as beloning to the backend.
What hardware-related memory would be counted towards the backend?

> So buy a DVB-T card (they aren't too expensive) put it in your
> desktop, emulate your setup, run valgrind.

70 euro's last time I got mine, excluding the antenna and screwing with 
my desktop. For that purpose I dug up an old spare pc.

> Once you have done something constructive to help sort out the problem

Implicitly you dismiss the info about my mind boggling setup as being 
non-constructive.

> You'll also know whether this really IS a problem, or whether its your
> VIA box that is the problem.

See above.
How to diagnose? Why diss VIA? Please give a technical explanation why 
the memory counted towards the backend by `ps` is caused by hardware.
MARK MY WORDS: I'd *gladly* *understand* and if possible have the bugs 
fixed elsewhere.

> Thats the only way you are going to see some action, unless you happen

You don't understand the reason for posting the update.
As you know, mythtv is under continuous development. Therefore stuff 
might be fixed, changed, etc in the areas that cause the memory 
consumption on my system.

> that's a doubtful prospect.

A) don't act like I forget things that quickly
B) please interpret stuff the other way around, now that you know about 
the `complexity` of my setup (1 DVB-T card, 1 multiplex, 3 SD channels, 
1 power search for 24/7 recording)

> Otherwise be quiet (please).

Of course problems will disappear that way...

Udo