[mythtv-users] Re: Is this a memory leak?

Don Brett dlbrett at zoominternet.net
Mon Jan 10 08:26:08 EST 2005


Here's some additional data.  Actually, I don't see mythbackend or
mythfrontend growing at all.  It only happens while playing (movie or
live tv).  Thanks for the help, can I provide any more data?
Don


 Several captures from Top:

TopAtStart.txt
- X started with no other programs running

TopWithMythbackendOnly.txt
- X started
- Mythbackend started manually

TopWithMythfrontend.txt
- X started
- Mythbackend started manually
- Mythbackend started manually

TopAfterPlayingOneMinute.txt
- X started
- Mythbackend started manually
- Mythbackend started manually
- Live TV playing for one minute

TopAfterPlayingTenMinute.txt
- X started
- Mythbackend started manually
- Mythbackend started manually
- Live TV playing for ten minutes

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 07:59:14  up 7 min,  5 users,  load average: 0.16, 0.27, 0.14
104 processes: 103 sleeping, 1 running, 0 zombie, 0 stopped
CPU states:   1.1% user   0.7% system   0.0% nice   0.0% iowait  98.0% idle
Mem:   385784k av,  245692k used,  140092k free,       0k shrd,    9604k buff
        45236k active,             147032k inactive
Swap:  979956k av,       0k used,  979956k free                   97448k cached

  PID USER     PRI  NI  SIZE  RSS SHARE STAT %CPU %MEM   TIME CPU COMMAND
  376 root       9   0 35860  35M 11412 S     0.0  9.2   0:03   0 mythfrontend
  223 root      14  -1 32636  23M  2696 S <   0.7  6.2   0:21   0 X
  279 root       9   0 15280  14M 13652 S     0.0  3.9   0:00   0 kdeinit
  322 root      11   0 14856  14M 13348 S     0.3  3.8   0:02   0 kdeinit
  285 root       9   0 14684  14M 13232 S     0.0  3.8   0:00   0 kdeinit
  287 root       9   0 14684  14M 13232 S     0.0  3.8   0:00   0 kdeinit
  268 root       9   0 14324  13M 12912 S     0.0  3.7   0:00   0 kdeinit
  276 root       9   0 14308  13M 13064 S     0.0  3.7   0:00   0 kdeinit
  164 mysql      9   0 14216  13M  2904 S     0.0  3.6   0:00   0 mysqld
  272 root       9   0 13200  12M 12112 S     0.0  3.4   0:00   0 kdeinit
  283 root       9   0 12728  12M 11680 S     0.0  3.2   0:00   0 kdeinit
  288 root       9   0 12568  12M 10792 S     0.0  3.2   0:00   0 korgac
  274 root       8   0 12268  11M 11420 S     0.0  3.1   0:00   0 kdeinit
  256 root       9   0 11896  11M 11124 S     0.0  3.0   0:00   0 kdeinit
  271 root       9   0 11428  11M 10748 S     0.0  2.9   0:00   0 kdeinit
  320 root       9   0 11088  10M  9480 S     0.0  2.8   0:00   0 kalarmd
  254 root       9   0 10404  10M 10000 S     0.0  2.6   0:00   0 kdeinit
  341 root       9   0 10376  10M  7992 S     0.0  2.6   0:00   0 mythbackend
  339 root       9   0  9744 9740  9496 S     0.0  2.5   0:00   0 kdeinit
  251 root       9   0  9312 9308  9032 S     0.0  2.4   0:00   0 kdeinit
  248 root       8   0  9308 9304  9156 S     0.0  2.4   0:00   0 kdeinit
  174 root       9   0  4284 4284  4196 S     0.0  1.1   0:00   0 httpd
  128 root       9   0  2072 2072  1524 S     0.0  0.5   0:00   0 sendmail
  131 smmsp      8   0  1964 1956  1492 S     0.0  0.5   0:00   0 sendmail
  176 root       9   0  1824 1824  1268 S     0.0  0.4   0:00   0 smbd
  178 root       9   0  1708 1708  1568 S     0.0  0.4   0:00   0 nmbd
  113 root       9   0  1416 1416  1200 S     0.0  0.3   0:00   0 sshd
  292 root       9   0  1328 1328  1032 S     0.0  0.3   0:00   0 bash
  323 root       9   0  1324 1324  1032 S     0.0  0.3   0:00   0 bash
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 08:10:11  up 18 min,  5 users,  load average: 0.10, 0.12, 0.11
111 processes: 110 sleeping, 1 running, 0 zombie, 0 stopped
CPU states:   0.9% user   0.9% system   0.0% nice   0.0% iowait  98.0% idle
Mem:   385784k av,  381160k used,    4624k free,       0k shrd,    1412k buff
       238480k active,             109724k inactive
Swap:  979956k av,    1544k used,  978412k free                  254012k cached

  PID USER     PRI  NI  SIZE  RSS SHARE STAT %CPU %MEM   TIME CPU COMMAND
  376 root       9   0 42732  41M 12712 S     0.0 11.0   0:03   0 mythfrontend
  223 root      14  -1 32764  23M  2696 S <   0.3  6.2   0:31   0 X
  279 root       9   0 15288  14M 13652 S     0.0  3.9   0:01   0 kdeinit
  164 mysql      9   0 14352  14M  2920 S     0.0  3.7   0:00   0 mysqld
  268 root       9   0 14324  13M 12912 S     0.0  3.7   0:00   0 kdeinit
  276 root       9   0 14308  13M 13064 S     0.0  3.7   0:00   0 kdeinit
  322 root       9   0 14808  13M 12788 S     0.0  3.7   0:03   0 kdeinit
  285 root       9   0 14632  13M 12660 S     0.0  3.6   0:00   0 kdeinit
  287 root       9   0 14632  13M 12660 S     0.0  3.6   0:00   0 kdeinit
  272 root       9   0 13200  12M 12112 S     0.0  3.4   0:01   0 kdeinit
  341 root       9   0 13192  12M  8376 S     0.0  3.4   0:00   0 mythbackend
  283 root       9   0 12744  12M 11680 S     0.0  3.3   0:00   0 kdeinit
  288 root       9   0 12548  12M 10772 S     0.0  3.2   0:00   0 korgac
  274 root       8   0 12268  11M 11420 S     0.0  3.1   0:00   0 kdeinit
  256 root       9   0 11896  11M 11124 S     0.0  3.0   0:00   0 kdeinit
  271 root       9   0 11432  11M 10748 S     0.0  2.9   0:00   0 kdeinit
  254 root       9   0 10412  10M 10000 S     0.0  2.6   0:00   0 kdeinit
  320 root       9   0 11060  10M  9452 S     0.0  2.6   0:00   0 kalarmd
  251 root       9   0  9312 9308  9032 S     0.0  2.4   0:00   0 kdeinit
  339 root       9   0  9700 8908  8648 S     0.0  2.3   0:00   0 kdeinit
  248 root       8   0  9240 8468  8320 S     0.0  2.1   0:00   0 kdeinit
  174 root       9   0  4284 4284  4196 S     0.0  1.1   0:00   0 httpd
  128 root       9   0  2072 2072  1524 S     0.0  0.5   0:00   0 sendmail
  131 smmsp      8   0  1964 1956  1492 S     0.0  0.5   0:00   0 sendmail
  176 root       9   0  1824 1824  1268 S     0.0  0.4   0:00   0 smbd
  178 root       9   0  1708 1708  1568 S     0.0  0.4   0:00   0 nmbd
  113 root       9   0  1416 1416  1200 S     0.0  0.3   0:00   0 sshd
  292 root       9   0  1328 1328  1032 S     0.0  0.3   0:00   0 bash
  323 root       9   0  1324 1324  1032 S     0.0  0.3   0:00   0 bash
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 07:55:07  up 3 min,  5 users,  load average: 0.41, 0.29, 0.11
75 processes: 73 sleeping, 2 running, 0 zombie, 0 stopped
CPU states:   3.1% user   0.3% system   0.0% nice   0.0% iowait  96.4% idle
Mem:   385784k av,  184136k used,  201648k free,       0k shrd,    8460k buff
        35956k active,             110456k inactive
Swap:  979956k av,       0k used,  979956k free                   85784k cached

  PID USER     PRI  NI  SIZE  RSS SHARE STAT %CPU %MEM   TIME CPU COMMAND
  223 root      16  -1 25380  16M  2696 S <   1.7  4.3   0:11   0 X
  338 root       9   0 16184  15M 14212 S     0.0  4.1   0:00   0 kdeinit
  279 root       9   0 14992  14M 13456 S     0.0  3.8   0:00   0 kdeinit
  322 root       9   0 14836  14M 13348 R     0.1  3.8   0:01   0 kdeinit
  285 root       9   0 14676  14M 13224 S     0.0  3.8   0:00   0 kdeinit
  287 root       9   0 14676  14M 13224 S     0.0  3.8   0:00   0 kdeinit
  268 root       8   0 14324  13M 12912 S     0.0  3.7   0:00   0 kdeinit
  276 root      10   0 14308  13M 13064 S     0.1  3.7   0:00   0 kdeinit
  272 root       9   0 13116  12M 12084 S     0.0  3.3   0:00   0 kdeinit
  164 mysql      9   0 12928  12M  2312 S     0.0  3.3   0:00   0 mysqld
  283 root      13   0 12728  12M 11680 S     0.9  3.2   0:00   0 kdeinit
  288 root       9   0 12568  12M 10792 S     0.0  3.2   0:00   0 korgac
  274 root       8   0 12268  11M 11420 S     0.0  3.1   0:00   0 kdeinit
  256 root       9   0 11896  11M 11124 S     0.0  3.0   0:00   0 kdeinit
  271 root       9   0 11424  11M 10748 S     0.0  2.9   0:00   0 kdeinit
  320 root       9   0 11088  10M  9480 S     0.0  2.8   0:00   0 kalarmd
  254 root       9   0 10380  10M  9992 S     0.0  2.6   0:00   0 kdeinit
  280 root       9   0  9668 9664  9444 S     0.0  2.5   0:00   0 kdeinit
  251 root       9   0  9312 9308  9032 S     0.0  2.4   0:00   0 kdeinit
  248 root       9   0  9308 9304  9164 S     0.0  2.4   0:00   0 kdeinit
  174 root       9   0  4284 4284  4196 S     0.0  1.1   0:00   0 httpd
  128 root       9   0  2072 2072  1524 S     0.0  0.5   0:00   0 sendmail
  131 smmsp      8   0  1964 1956  1492 S     0.0  0.5   0:00   0 sendmail
  176 root       9   0  1824 1824  1268 S     0.0  0.4   0:00   0 smbd
  178 root       9   0  1700 1700  1560 S     0.0  0.4   0:00   0 nmbd
  113 root       9   0  1416 1416  1200 S     0.0  0.3   0:00   0 sshd
  292 root       8   0  1324 1324  1028 S     0.0  0.3   0:00   0 bash
  193 root       9   0  1320 1320  1032 S     0.0  0.3   0:00   0 bash
  323 root       9   0  1320 1320  1032 S     0.0  0.3   0:00   0 bash
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 07:55:07  up 3 min,  5 users,  load average: 0.41, 0.29, 0.11
75 processes: 73 sleeping, 2 running, 0 zombie, 0 stopped
 07:57:10  up 5 min,  5 users,  load average: 0.31, 0.31, 0.14
98 processes: 97 sleeping, 1 running, 0 zombie, 0 stopped
CPU states:   1.3% user   0.5% system   0.0% nice   0.0% iowait  98.0% idle
Mem:   385784k av,  208824k used,  176960k free,       0k shrd,    8972k buff
        38008k active,             117960k inactive
Swap:  979956k av,       0k used,  979956k free                   93476k cached

  PID USER     PRI  NI  SIZE  RSS SHARE STAT %CPU %MEM   TIME CPU COMMAND
  223 root      14  -1 25548  16M  2696 S <   0.9  4.3   0:16   0 X
  279 root       9   0 15280  14M 13652 S     0.0  3.9   0:00   0 kdeinit
  322 root      10   0 14856  14M 13348 S     0.1  3.8   0:01   0 kdeinit
  285 root       9   0 14684  14M 13232 S     0.0  3.8   0:00   0 kdeinit
  287 root       9   0 14676  14M 13224 S     0.0  3.8   0:00   0 kdeinit
  268 root       8   0 14324  13M 12912 S     0.0  3.7   0:00   0 kdeinit
  276 root       9   0 14308  13M 13064 S     0.0  3.7   0:00   0 kdeinit
  164 mysql      9   0 14108  13M  2896 S     0.0  3.6   0:00   0 mysqld
  272 root       9   0 13156  12M 12112 S     0.0  3.4   0:00   0 kdeinit
  283 root       9   0 12728  12M 11680 S     0.0  3.2   0:00   0 kdeinit
  288 root       9   0 12568  12M 10792 S     0.0  3.2   0:00   0 korgac
  274 root       8   0 12268  11M 11420 S     0.0  3.1   0:00   0 kdeinit
  256 root       9   0 11896  11M 11124 S     0.0  3.0   0:00   0 kdeinit
  271 root       9   0 11424  11M 10748 S     0.0  2.9   0:00   0 kdeinit
  320 root       9   0 11088  10M  9480 S     0.0  2.8   0:00   0 kalarmd
  254 root       9   0 10400  10M 10000 S     0.0  2.6   0:00   0 kdeinit
  341 root       9   0 10376  10M  7992 S     0.0  2.6   0:00   0 mythbackend
  339 root       9   0  9736 9732  9496 S     0.0  2.5   0:00   0 kdeinit
  251 root       9   0  9312 9308  9032 S     0.0  2.4   0:00   0 kdeinit
  248 root       4   0  9308 9304  9156 S     0.0  2.4   0:00   0 kdeinit
  174 root       9   0  4284 4284  4196 S     0.0  1.1   0:00   0 httpd
  128 root       9   0  2072 2072  1524 S     0.0  0.5   0:00   0 sendmail
  131 smmsp      8   0  1964 1956  1492 S     0.0  0.5   0:00   0 sendmail
  176 root       9   0  1824 1824  1268 S     0.0  0.4   0:00   0 smbd
  178 root       9   0  1700 1700  1560 S     0.0  0.4   0:00   0 nmbd
  113 root       9   0  1416 1416  1200 S     0.0  0.3   0:00   0 sshd
  292 root       8   0  1324 1324  1028 S     0.0  0.3   0:00   0 bash
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 08:01:19  up 9 min,  5 users,  load average: 0.16, 0.23, 0.14
111 processes: 110 sleeping, 1 running, 0 zombie, 0 stopped
CPU states:   1.3% user   1.3% system   0.0% nice   0.0% iowait  97.2% idle
Mem:   385784k av,  296988k used,   88796k free,       0k shrd,   10584k buff
        85320k active,             158044k inactive
Swap:  979956k av,       0k used,  979956k free                  139620k cached

  PID USER     PRI  NI  SIZE  RSS SHARE STAT %CPU %MEM   TIME CPU COMMAND
  376 root       9   0 42648  41M 12712 S     0.0 11.0   0:03   0 mythfrontend
  223 root      15  -1 32636  23M  2696 S <   0.7  6.2   0:24   0 X
  279 root       9   0 15288  14M 13652 S     0.0  3.9   0:00   0 kdeinit
  322 root      10   0 14856  14M 13348 S     0.1  3.8   0:02   0 kdeinit
  285 root       9   0 14684  14M 13232 S     0.0  3.8   0:00   0 kdeinit
  287 root       9   0 14684  14M 13232 S     0.0  3.8   0:00   0 kdeinit
  164 mysql      9   0 14352  14M  2920 S     0.0  3.7   0:00   0 mysqld
  268 root       9   0 14324  13M 12912 S     0.0  3.7   0:00   0 kdeinit
  276 root       9   0 14308  13M 13064 S     0.0  3.7   0:00   0 kdeinit
  272 root       9   0 13200  12M 12112 S     0.0  3.4   0:01   0 kdeinit
  341 root       9   0 13060  12M  8376 S     0.0  3.3   0:00   0 mythbackend
  283 root       9   0 12736  12M 11680 S     0.0  3.3   0:00   0 kdeinit
  288 root       9   0 12568  12M 10792 S     0.0  3.2   0:00   0 korgac
  274 root       8   0 12268  11M 11420 S     0.0  3.1   0:00   0 kdeinit
  256 root       9   0 11896  11M 11124 S     0.0  3.0   0:00   0 kdeinit
  271 root       9   0 11432  11M 10748 S     0.0  2.9   0:00   0 kdeinit
  320 root       9   0 11088  10M  9480 S     0.0  2.8   0:00   0 kalarmd
  254 root       9   0 10408  10M 10000 S     0.0  2.6   0:00   0 kdeinit
  339 root       9   0  9752 9748  9496 S     0.0  2.5   0:00   0 kdeinit
  251 root       9   0  9312 9308  9032 S     0.0  2.4   0:00   0 kdeinit
  248 root       8   0  9308 9304  9156 S     0.0  2.4   0:00   0 kdeinit
  174 root       9   0  4284 4284  4196 S     0.0  1.1   0:00   0 httpd
  128 root       9   0  2072 2072  1524 S     0.0  0.5   0:00   0 sendmail
  131 smmsp      8   0  1964 1956  1492 S     0.0  0.5   0:00   0 sendmail
  176 root       9   0  1824 1824  1268 S     0.0  0.4   0:00   0 smbd
  178 root       9   0  1708 1708  1568 S     0.0  0.4   0:00   0 nmbd
  113 root       9   0  1416 1416  1200 S     0.0  0.3   0:00   0 sshd
  292 root       9   0  1328 1328  1032 S     0.0  0.3   0:00   0 bash
  323 root       9   0  1324 1324  1032 S     0.0  0.3   0:00   0 bash


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