Re: [Pan-users] 0.13.4 memory leaks

[Chris Charlebois]

On Thu, Mar 06, 2003 at 03:27:44PM -0800, Charles Kerr wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 06, 2003 at 01:52:38PM -0800, Steven Ellis wrote:
> > Anyone else got memory leaks with 0.13.4?
> > 
> > If I download a large bunch of binaries (Ie about 300
> > Mb) it eventually cause the OS to kill it as it has
> > eaten all available memory and swap on the box.
> > 
> > My machine is running RH 7.3 and I have the i586 RPMS
> > installed.
> 
> I used valgrind (a memory debugging tool) pretty heavily on Pan
> before releasing 0.13.4, and I'm not aware of any leaks.
> 
> If you can reproduce the problem, mail me steps on how I can
> reproduce it here.

I've noticed the problem too. To repeat the problem, try downloading a bunch
of large binaries until the systems memory usage is 100% and the swap file
is starting to be utilized. Then continue to download large binaries until
the swap file is filled, once it is, boom!!.  

I use RH-8.0 and use the Gnome applet system monitor tools.  Once I see my
swap file usage is getting high, I restart PAN and all is back to normal
again.

HTH 

Chris