For reference I've posted a related question to see if I can do some more investigation myself here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/533052 /how-to-find-and-report-memory-leak
Meanwhile it seems to be shared memory that is leaking so I'm wondering if it is actually a problem in the X Server or graphics driver? (Although it's only drawing applications that seem to suffer from the problem). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Studio Bugs, which is subscribed to gimp in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: Ubuntu Studio Bugs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1323434 Title: Awful memory leaks when using image editing software Status in “gimp” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Whenever I use image editing software I the whole system basically grinds to a halt after a little use (not more than a few minutes normally). It doesn't make much difference which software I use - the problem happens with Gimp, Inkscape, Dia and Shutter (when editing the image). However the problem does not occur with LibreOffice Draw. Using htop I notice that the cache figure starts to increase very rapidly with every edit/brush stroke that I make, until it uses up the entire available memory and the entire swap partition. And understandably, with no free working memory left, the computer is completely unresponsive. This is quite a severe problem because it means that I can't use this computer for any image editing and if I make a mistake the whole computer will lockup and I could potentially lose unsaved data in other open applications. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: gimp 2.8.10-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.47-generic 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: i386 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Mon May 26 23:56:55 2014 SourcePackage: gimp UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-19 (36 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gimp/+bug/1323434/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-bugs Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-bugs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
