Hi Julian, Sorry I wasn't really clear! xfce4-volumed (vanilla) only knows GStreamer, so it tries to find an audio card and then interacts with it. What PulseAudio does (as far as I know) to make old apps like xfce4-volumed work is that it emulates an Alsa card, which xfce4-volumed picks up if configured properly (in short if you install PulseAudio after using Alsa you may need to manually change the xfconf keys of xfce4-volumed to start using the Pulse "card").
The reason I wanted multiple tests done is because I don't know where the leak is. I've looked at my code a lot and it should only leak a little bit when it's disconnecting. So the leak might be in the GStreamer mixer interface with some configurations, the keybinder library with some configurations (not so likely), etc. I can't trigger leaks on my system, but trying Pulse or Alsa as a backend might give clues on what code branches or what parameters cause some function to leak. Trying the -pulse version will also inform whether it's some of the code only present in vanilla that leaks (in which case it's more likely to be my fault :) ). To try using Alsa instead of Pulse, the most direct way is to remove Pulse from your system and kill the pulseaudio daemon (make sure to save whatever custom configuration you have). To try -pulse, you'd need to get the package from Ubuntu, I don't remember the name of the PPA/repository where it is though. Your help is very appreciated, and obviously take your time, this bug has been here for 5 years anyway, so there's no hurry ;) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/607474 Title: xfce4-volumed using too much RAM To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xfce4-volumed/+bug/607474/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
