Alex, yes, I've installed all *.deb from build-area. I'm attaching a python spam script that I modified from the examples network-manager comes with that can reproduce the issue for me in ~1 minute by repeatedly adding and deleting a connection via dbus. I see the bug appear after about 500 iterations, but I have > 50 wifi networks visible in my menu at the moment, so it might take others many more iterations if we think that's relevant. During running the script, if you open the nm-applet menu, you should see it flickering madly. (Sometimes the script will stall for a few seconds due to a dbus timeout --haven't debugged this yet, gah...)
I can't reproduce it using this spam script running under valgrind though, probably due to valgrind's performance penalty (the menu doesn't visibly flicker when I run the script). I'll try to get a valgrind log the more natural way by just letting it run, which hopefully will still take ~24-48 hours, assuming I don't have to reboot for anything in the meantime. ** Attachment added: "spam.py" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/780602/+attachment/3442434/+files/spam.py -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-applet in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/780602 Title: nm-applet leaks memory and stops functioning after a while Status in OEM Priority Project: Fix Committed Status in OEM Priority Project precise series: Confirmed Status in OEM Priority Project quantal series: Fix Committed Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Precise: In Progress Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Quantal: Incomplete Bug description: [Impact] This issue affects most and any users of nm-applet, especially in environments (such as offices) where the detected wireless networks change a lot, and where roaming can occur frequently. [Test Case] Run nm-applet for multiple hours: - Observe that the VPN Connections submenu still opens and lists connections (if VPN connections are configured) - Observe that the "More networks" submenu for additional detected wireless networks still opens and lists networks. A common failure case is where such a submenu will open but show an empty list (a piece of menu a few milimeters long). [Regression Potential] Minimal, the fixes have been available for a while in the development release (and in other recent releases) with no regressions; furthermore, this corrects "obviously" wrong memory handling without changing the effective behavior of the application. Possible issues could be introducing new memory leaks with the changes however, and although the risk is minimal, this could cause the same failure behavior as listed above under [Test Case]. -- nm-applet leaks memory in a fresh install of Natty, increasing to over 200 Mb in 6-8 hours. In addition the nm-applet embedded in the task bar becomes unresponsive after several hours. Clicking on the applet will still show the popup menu, but none of the menu entries respond to mouse clicks. When this happens, the "VPN connections" and "Other networks" menus also show up completely empty (only a small menu stub is displayed). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: network-manager-gnome 0.8.4~git.20110318t152954.9c4c9a0-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-9.43-generic-pae 2.6.38.4 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-9-generic-pae i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: i386 CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Date: Tue May 10 11:53:09 2011 EcryptfsInUse: Yes IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta i386 (20110413) IpRoute: 192.168.2.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.2.12 metric 1 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0 scope link metric 1000 default via 192.168.2.1 dev eth0 proto static Keyfiles: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=true WWANEnabled=true ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_CA:en PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: network-manager-applet UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/oem-priority/+bug/780602/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
