[mythtv-users] `Mythbackend leaks memory` continued
Udo van den Heuvel
udovdh at xs4all.nl
Fri Jul 11 07:57:11 UTC 2008
Dean Harding wrote:
> Udo van den Heuvel wrote:
>> So what is further needed as proof? You didn't comment on that.
>> Valgrind log is not the right answer of course.
>
> I think you misunderstand. Valgrind is not for "proving" there is a
> leak, it's for *finding* the leak.
So at this stage we are close to agreeing there is a leak? Or?
> A bug report (about a memory leak)
> without valgrind logs is useless to the developers.
Because of the heaps of code, I know.
> So the answer to your question is: no, it's not time to open a ticket.
So the problem remains unfixed and even unacknowledged.
> If you can get valgrind logs, *then* open a ticket. If not, just sit
> tight and wait for somebody who can.
Logs are not the problem.
Usable logs are an issue: mythTV doesn't run well on my EN12000 board
when valgrind is also eating CPU.
> P.S. In the interest of full-disclosure, I'm not a MythTV developer, but
> I *am* a developer.
I am a user with some dev experience.
Udo
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