Re: wired memory leak?

[Luis Falcon <falcon%gnuhealth.org@localhost>]

On Sat, Oct 31, 2026 at 10:01:17AM -0400, Greg Troxel wrote:
> 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

I still don't see any memory leak on wired memory. Today the wired memory usage
has gone down from 5400K to 5200K with pretty much the same applications.
Running RVP script for a minute or so raises wired mem about 100K, and it releases
it back at the moment I stop it.

Best,