[Intel-gfx] Huge memory leaks with GEM

[Maxim Levitsky]

On Mon, 2009-07-06 at 21:14 +0100, Colin Guthrie wrote:
> 'Twas brillig, and Maxim Levitsky at 06/07/09 20:46 did gyre and gimble:
> > I currently use latest -git versions of everything, including kernel
> 
> May I recommend the following two patches we add in Mandrvia packages as 
> previously recommended on this list:
> 
> http://svn.mandriva.com/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/packages/cooker/mesa/current/SOURCES/0200-i965-fix-memory-leak-in-context-renderbuffer-region-.patch?revision=392643&view=markup
> 
compiling mesa 7_5 branch (seems to be sligtly more recent that master,
with this patch)





> The other major leaks we used to experience are now rolled into the mesa 
> 7.5 rc4 (or before).
> 
> A corresponding fix to Compiz:
> http://svn.mandriva.com/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/packages/cooker/compiz/current/SOURCES/0506-glx-Use-glXDestroyPixmap-rather-than-glXDestroyGLXPi.patch?revision=387195&view=markup
> 
Compiz leaks memory, but not that much, I especially hate the GBytes GE
allocates.
I compile it too, when have time.



> My memory usage is pretty reasonable these days, but I'm still feel like 
> it could be plugged up a bit more still.

At least, I need a bounded memory usage.


Thanks,
	Maxim Levitsky