Update: the graphing is off; but the memory usage keeps climbing nonetheless indicating a memory leak is likely...
Pierre I wrote: > > Tom Badran wrote: > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > On Friday 21 Dec 2001 2:01 am, you wrote: > > > Thank you for confirming this...!!!! I wrote about this a while back but > > > got little reaction... > > > > > > OK... so far, Bill holds the record for the largest kppp. Anyone else > > > wanna try to beat that...? I have a 1GB machine and DSL at home, so no > > > ppp account. > > > > > > Don't care if it's a memory leak or anything else; this is just the type > > > of thing that can turn someone off Linux... it needs fixing, IMNSHO! > > > > This is because you leave the throughput graphs on. Thus, the longer you are > > connected, the more memory is used, as the whole graph is available in > > memory. All you have to do is turn this off. > > (not directed at Tom) > > 1. kppp should *NOT* have graphing on by default > > 2. there is a memory leak therein which should be fixed; whether it is due to a > real leak, or one due to bad design/implementation, I see no reason for kppp to > continuously grow its memory requirements... one does not need to log all > traffic for plotting. > > My point is this: on 7.2 and now on 8.1, I asked why this problem persists and > am told to "turn off graphing"... IMNSHO, graphing should NOT be on by default; > the graphs are not visible by default, and their visibility is not even > presented as an option IIRC -- so why must the user be subjected to arbitrary > and unseen memory exhaustion on a whim...??? > > Talk about a way to turn off new users... <SIGH> > > Pierre
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