On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 22:40:47 -0400
Greg Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered:

> Hi.
> 
> Ever since I updated my XFree packages last week, I have been seeing X
> use massive amounts of memory and I am concerned there may be a memory
> leak or something.
> 
> Here is some output from top.  See how X is using 212M.  Way more than
> it used to.  Has anybody else experienced anything like this?

Here's mine.

1628 root      14   0  287m  29m 3732 R 1.3  7.9   1:42.01 X

I have nothing to compare it to as regards the previous version of X,
but even tho it seems to be using a lot of memory, the thing to keep in
mind is:

is it affecting your overall performance?

Personally, I can still mousewheel thru 10 desktops running 10 different
apps (including *Galeon*, a memory *hog*) in milliseconds with no delay
in response, and my machine is a dinosaur, a P3 866, 392 MB SDRAM (okay,
so I have a GF4 Ti). And with all this running, I can still play
Wolfenstein without hitches. Linux is a genius when it comes to resource
management, so like I say, unless you see an affect on your overall
performance, not to worry. 

You could always switch to a lighter WM, like saaaaay, Pekwm? LOL!

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