Public bug reported: unity8 leaks file descriptors in various cases, causing the process to eventually fail (hang and/or restart). These leaks were first discovered during investigations of https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices- system-image/+bug/1491566 , but it's not clear yet if they are indeed responsible for that particular bug. In any case, this is a critical problem, and should be addressed independently.
The fds are leaked in various scenarios, including: * opening/closing apps * switching between apps * locking the screen ** Affects: unity8 (Ubuntu) Importance: Critical Status: Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to unity8 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1495871 Title: unity8 leaks file descriptors Status in unity8 package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: unity8 leaks file descriptors in various cases, causing the process to eventually fail (hang and/or restart). These leaks were first discovered during investigations of https://bugs.launchpad.net /canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1491566 , but it's not clear yet if they are indeed responsible for that particular bug. In any case, this is a critical problem, and should be addressed independently. The fds are leaked in various scenarios, including: * opening/closing apps * switching between apps * locking the screen To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity8/+bug/1495871/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp