** Description changed: + SRU TEST CASE: See comment 7 + At some point, an apparent memory leak has been introduced into apport making it bring systems to a grinding halt while it tries to run. I've noticed this over the last few days, so I suspect it's a fairly recent change. Today, I've tried filing a bug twice using apport, however, each time, the apport process chews through up to 3.5GB of RAM before it finally crashes. Here's the python trace generated after it finally runs out of memory: - bladernr@klaatu:~$ ubuntu-bug linux ERROR: hook /usr/share/apport/package-hooks//source_linux.py crashed: Traceback (most recent call last): - File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 768, in add_hooks_info - symb['add_info'](self, ui) - File "/usr/share/apport/package-hooks//source_linux.py", line 46, in add_info - report['AcpiTables'] = root_command_output(['/usr/share/apport/dump_acpi_tables.py']) - File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/hookutils.py", line 365, in root_command_output - return command_output(_root_command_prefix() + command, input, stderr, - File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/hookutils.py", line 340, in _root_command_prefix - stderr=subprocess.PIPE) == 0 and \ - File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 493, in call - return Popen(*popenargs, **kwargs).wait() - File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 679, in __init__ - errread, errwrite) - File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1143, in _execute_child - self.pid = os.fork() + File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 768, in add_hooks_info + symb['add_info'](self, ui) + File "/usr/share/apport/package-hooks//source_linux.py", line 46, in add_info + report['AcpiTables'] = root_command_output(['/usr/share/apport/dump_acpi_tables.py']) + File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/hookutils.py", line 365, in root_command_output + return command_output(_root_command_prefix() + command, input, stderr, + File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/hookutils.py", line 340, in _root_command_prefix + stderr=subprocess.PIPE) == 0 and \ + File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 493, in call + return Popen(*popenargs, **kwargs).wait() + File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 679, in __init__ + errread, errwrite) + File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1143, in _execute_child + self.pid = os.fork() OSError: [Errno 12] Cannot allocate memory Traceback (most recent call last): - File "/usr/share/apport/apport-gtk", line 507, in <module> - app.run_argv() - File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 543, in run_argv - return self.run_report_bug() - File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 348, in run_report_bug - self.collect_info(symptom_script) - File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 861, in collect_info - icthread.exc_raise() - File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/REThread.py", line 34, in run - self._retval = self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs) - File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 93, in thread_collect_info - elif not apport.packaging.is_distro_package(report['Package'].split()[0]): - File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/packaging_impl.py", line 144, in is_distro_package - stdout=subprocess.PIPE) - File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 679, in __init__ - errread, errwrite) - File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1143, in _execute_child - self.pid = os.fork() + File "/usr/share/apport/apport-gtk", line 507, in <module> + app.run_argv() + File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 543, in run_argv + return self.run_report_bug() + File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 348, in run_report_bug + self.collect_info(symptom_script) + File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 861, in collect_info + icthread.exc_raise() + File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/REThread.py", line 34, in run + self._retval = self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs) + File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/ui.py", line 93, in thread_collect_info + elif not apport.packaging.is_distro_package(report['Package'].split()[0]): + File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apport/packaging_impl.py", line 144, in is_distro_package + stdout=subprocess.PIPE) + File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 679, in __init__ + errread, errwrite) + File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1143, in _execute_child + self.pid = os.fork() OSError: [Errno 12] Cannot allocate memory
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