https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=467928
Bug ID: 467928
Summary: Huge memory leaks when using ghostwriter
Classification: Applications
Product: ghostwriter
Version: unspecified
Platform: Archlinux
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: critical
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: megan.con...@kdemail.net
Reporter: downloader...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
Created attachment 157692
--> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=157692&action=edit
System Activity screenshot of ghostwriter process
SUMMARY
Ghostwriter has a bug which cause a huge memory leak, it's unlimited and
continues to make the system freeze, as you can see in the screenshot, in my
case it reached to 811 mb of ram usage and if i continue to write it will goes
on...
Previously a bug on this was reported and author said that it's the
qt-webengine issue not the ghostwriter, but you can see in screenshot that it's
main process of ghost writer and not webengine's one, also i'm not using the
preview pane.
Tested with all backends and same leak :
- multimarkdown
- cmark
- cmark-gfm
for reproducing the bug you need to write the note yourself and go on, the leak
happening while writing the note.
My note's language is in Persian.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open ghostwriter and start writing more than 1000 words
2. Monitor the ram usage.
3. ghostwriter gradually will use all the system's ram and makes OS freeze.
OBSERVED RESULT
Ghostwriter's memory usage continuously increases until it reaches 811 MB or
more, causing the system to freeze.
EXPECTED RESULT
Ghostwriter should not consume all the system's RAM, and the system should not
freeze.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.104
Qt Version: 5.15.8
Ghostwriter : 2.1.6
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