** Description changed: + [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 + 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 + 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 + [main] + NetworkingEnabled=true + WirelessEnabled=true + WWANEnabled=true ProcEnviron: - LANGUAGE=en_CA:en - PATH=(custom, user) - LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 - SHELL=/bin/bash + 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)
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