[Jackit-devel] Re: [PlanetCCRMA] jack memory leak?

[Jeremy Hall]

What about the jackd processes? Did they consume more memory? Did the
amount of buffers increase? Do you have a solid kernel and you don't
suspect VM issues?

_J

In the new year, Kai Vehmanen wrote:
> Did you use jack during the 4 hours (and if yes, how) or was it running
> idle? I've run the current CVS-version of jackd under valgrind (memory
> debugger) and it didn't detect any notable memory leaks. 
> 
> OTOH, although valgrind is a superb tool, it's not 100% perfect
> (especially with complex apps like jackd), so leaks are still a
> possibility.
> 
> On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, Mark Knecht wrote:
> 
> >    I'm early in looking for this, but wondered if anyone else has seen any
> > evidence of jack having a memory leak? I've noticed over the course of a day
> > or two that memory is getting used up and not released, at least according
> > to 'top'. In most of those cases I've run lots of applications and couldn't
> > say who the culprit was, and I still really can't.
> > 
> >    However, this morning I rebooted my machine and tried an experiment.
> > 
> > 1) Reboot, open 1 Eterm, and run top - 50128K used
> > 
> > 2) Start Jack (using PlanetCCRMA jackstart, if important) - 84776K used
> > 
> > 3) 4 hours later - 87380 used
> > 
> >    It's not a perfect experiment as I used the Eterm that was open to run
> > nslookup and dig a few times, but it is interesting.
> > 
> >    Can anyone else confirm or deny this?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Mark
> > 
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