hi, Daniel James Laird schrieb: > All, > > I am new to Gstreamer but have been impressed at the ease with which I got it > running on my embedded platform. I now have A/V decode running on my > embedded decoders and using GStreamers input-selectors/queues and > demux+filesrc etc to make this happen. > > However, the system I am developing on has < 64 mb RAM. Once the system > starts up and runs I am left with 20MB odd for applications. > Once I start up Gstreamer it really seems to eat memory with it using nearly > all the 18-20MB to run. > > Some of this is due to my A/V queue lengths. > But a lot of it seems to be untraceable.
GStreamer uses GLib and with that GSlice. You might not see the usage easily with normal tools then. You can use env-vars like G_SLICE=always-malloc G_DEBUG=gc-friendly to make things more trackable. > > My questions are: > 1. Any hints on tracking where memory has gone. > 2. Does Gstreamer have a memory manager where I could limit what it can use > (much like Java allows) so that I could say heres 10MB no more > 3. Is anyone else running on embedded systems finding similar issues? > > I suspect I am missing some options, my design choices might be floored or > many other reasons so I really would appreciate any hints or tips for this. > In the mean time calling free and checking calls to malloc (g_malloc) seems > the only way forward We run tests under valrind to ensure we don't leak (too much). Do you run into issues with specific use cases, or already after gst_init(). Stefan > > Many thanks > Daniel Laird > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA > -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise > -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation > -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD > http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H > _______________________________________________ > Gstreamer-embedded mailing list > Gstreamer-embedded@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gstreamer-embedded ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com _______________________________________________ Gstreamer-embedded mailing list Gstreamer-embedded@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gstreamer-embedded
