Re: wired memory leak?

[Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost>]

RVP <rvp%SDF.ORG@localhost> writes:

> On Fri, 30 Oct 2026, Greg Troxel wrote:
>
>> I started logging wired memory pages and overnight exited firefox.  The
>> data is pretty clear: no firefox running and wired pages are stable;
>> with firefox running they grow, irregularly.
>>
>
> I don't think it's just Firefox. Wired usage increases by 10MB each time ESC is
> pressed:
>
> ```
> while :; do glxgears -fullscreen; sleep 1; done
> ```
>
> This is on an Intel Ice Lake GT1 integrated GPU with the `modesetting' Xorg
> driver. With the `wsfb' DDX, Firefox wired totals are stable (~9MB).

I will try that soon.  I didn't mean "there is a bug in firefox"; I
meant that in my setup, running/using firefox (leaving it open and not
visiting the virtual desktop does not increase wired) is what makes the
difference.

You have found a vastly smaller/simpler reproducer, and that's huge
progress.