I am seeing a similar rate of leakage, 2.1GB after 7 hours. Relevant Valgrind output:
==00:07:07:21.961 8039== 2,271,992,832 bytes in 246,527 blocks are possibly lost in loss record 8,235 of 8,235 ==00:07:07:21.961 8039== at 0x4C2B6CD: malloc (in /usr/lib/valgrind/vgpreload_memcheck-amd64-linux.so) ==00:07:07:21.961 8039== by 0x5FE1F44: gdk_pixbuf_new (in /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.2502.0) ==00:07:07:21.961 8039== by 0x42EFC1: mobile_helper_get_status_pixbuf (mobile-helpers.c:45) ==00:07:07:21.961 8039== by 0x429E82: gsm_get_icon (applet-device-gsm.c:577) ==00:07:07:21.961 8039== by 0x41B9DC: applet_update_icon (applet.c:2836) ==00:07:07:21.961 8039== by 0x71C1DD9: g_main_context_dispatch (in /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0.3118.0) ==00:07:07:21.961 8039== by 0x71C219F: ??? (in /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0.3118.0) ==00:07:07:21.961 8039== by 0x71C2599: g_main_loop_run (in /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0.3118.0) ==00:07:07:21.961 8039== by 0x4143A6: main (main.c:106) This was previously the case when using Wi-Fi, but version 0.9.2.0+git.20120126t000800.5151959-0ubuntu2 fixed that issue (described in bug 933711). Now with version 0.9.2.0+git.20120126t000800.5151959-0ubuntu4 the problem only occurs when mobile broadband is used. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-applet in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/939802 Title: nm-applet leaks memory when connected to cdma connection Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: If I get online with wifi I don't see the leak. but when I use the evdo usb stick to connect to the internet its like 1m/10sec of memory lost. attached valgrind logs ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: network-manager-gnome 0.9.2.0+git.20120126t000800.5151959-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.26-generic-pae 3.2.6 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic-pae i686 ApportVersion: 1.93-0ubuntu2 Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Feb 24 01:25:43 2012 IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha i386 (20120210) IpRoute: default via 172.16.33.41 dev ppp0 proto static 169.254.0.0/16 dev ppp0 scope link metric 1000 172.16.33.41 dev ppp0 proto kernel scope link src 111.88.7.41 NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=false WWANEnabled=false WimaxEnabled=true ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: network-manager-applet UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) nmcli-con: NAME UUID TYPE TIMESTAMP TIMESTAMP-REAL AUTOCONNECT READONLY DBUS-PATH World Call connection 003e2bf3-9212-435e-80d5-80afcbe05eca cdma 1330028554 Fri 24 Feb 2012 01:22:34 AM PKT no no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/2 TP-LINK a76360b3-2c08-4192-9b83-3bdd5ac50e1f 802-11-wireless 1330028467 Fri 24 Feb 2012 01:21:07 AM PKT yes no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/1 Hotspot 465c08e1-ee8f-4a75-b19f-d4d8f7384a54 802-11-wireless 0 never no no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/0 nmcli-dev: DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH ttyUSB0 cdma connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2 wlan0 802-11-wireless unavailable /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 eth0 802-3-ethernet unavailable /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 nmcli-nm: RUNNING VERSION STATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN running 0.9.3.0 connected enabled enabled disabled enabled disabled To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/939802/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
