Bug 45721 - High Compiz memory usage, eventual crash.
Summary: High Compiz memory usage, eventual crash.
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: Drivers
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Video(DRI - non Intel) (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: P1 normal
Assignee: drivers_video-dri
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2012-08-07 19:30 UTC by Lewis
Modified: 2012-08-08 09:05 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

See Also:
Kernel Version: 3.4.0-030400-generic
Subsystem:
Regression: No
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CPU info from /proc (3.53 KB, application/octet-stream)
2012-08-07 19:32 UTC, Lewis 		Details
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Description Lewis 2012-08-07 19:30:25 UTC 
Compiz begins to increase memory usage from 105.6 MB at Boot to 250MB+ after an hour of use, eventually Compiz crashes and logging out and fixes the issue.

From boot Compiz memory usage Sky rockets and goes up until the proccess crashes; this can happen randomly. Chrome becomes to be sluggish and there's considerable latency between input and final result of those actions; simple usages such as typing can have a 1-5 second delay depending on system boot time.

After a un determined amount of time the process (Compiz) crashes and typing 

compiz --replace & does not effect the memory usage and sluggishness. I believe Compiz is an OpenGL wrapper for Unity and is bundled with NVIDIA drivers. In addition the recent NVIDIA 302.17 drivers seem to have caused the issue.

CPU, Module and RAM info attached. 

ver_linux dump

Linux lewis-desktop 3.4.0-030400-generic #201205210521 SMP Mon May 21 09:22:02 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
 
Gnu C                  4.6
Gnu make               3.81
binutils               2.22
util-linux             2.20.1
mount                  support
module-init-tools      3.16
e2fsprogs              1.42
pcmciautils            018
PPP                    2.4.5
Linux C Library        2.15
Dynamic linker (ldd)   2.15
Procps                 3.2.8
Net-tools              1.60
Kbd                    1.15.2
Sh-utils               8.13
wireless-tools         30
Modules Loaded         dm_crypt bnep rfcomm bluetooth parport_pc ppdev snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec nvidia snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_seq_midi binfmt_misc snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event ipheth snd_seq arc4 snd_timer snd_seq_device ath9k mac80211 ath9k_common ath9k_hw ath cfg80211 coretemp snd mei soundcore snd_page_alloc joydev mac_hid mxm_wmi microcode wmi shpchp serio_raw lp parport ghash_clmulni_intel aesni_intel cryptd aes_x86_64 firewire_ohci firewire_core crc_itu_t tg3 usbhid hid floppy i915 drm_kms_helper drm i2c_algo_bit pata_marvell video
lewis@lewis-desktop:/usr/src/linux-headers-3.4.0-030400-generic/scripts$ 


The only work around is a hard reboot or log in/log off.
Comment 1 Lewis 2012-08-07 19:32:08 UTC 
Created attachment 77071 [details]
CPU info from /proc
Comment 2 Lewis 2012-08-07 19:34:21 UTC 
I also would like to add, I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and can't submit a bug report @ Lanchpad as I don't have an Ubuntu kernel.
Comment 3 Alan 2012-08-08 09:05:02 UTC 
NVIDIA binary driver problems should be reported to Nvidia - only they have the code.
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