On Tue, 8 Feb 2000, Bruce Dawson wrote:
> I think you may actually be running into a problem with the X server -
> I've
> been noticing that it doesn't always return resources (especially
> allocated
> memory) back to the OS. (I can't seem to reproduce the situations
> though).
I concur. Most X servers have known memory leaks anyway (at least older
ones... maybe the newer ones are better) and it's got root access and full
access to your video hardware and memory, making it very easy for it to
lock up your video card/X console/machine.
--
"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" "Who watches the watchmen?"
-Juvenal, Satires, VI, 347
Derek D. Martin | Senior UNIX Systems/Network Administrator
Arris Interactive | A Nortel Company
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