Thanks for the bug report. 'pmap' displays virtual memory (address space), which is mostly not real memory.
Please attach a copy of your /proc/PID/status file. The important field that affects machine performance is VmRSS, and VmData tells you the amount of regular memory allocations. ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1834794 Title: Uses too much memory (6Gbyte process) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1834794/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs