From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 1 17:19:10 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0016E16A412 for ; Wed, 1 Nov 2006 17:19:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alexander@leidinger.net) Received: from redbull.bpaserver.net (redbullneu.bpaserver.net [213.198.78.217]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7472C43D49 for ; Wed, 1 Nov 2006 17:19:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from alexander@leidinger.net) Received: from outgoing.leidinger.net (p54A5E771.dip.t-dialin.net [84.165.231.113]) by redbull.bpaserver.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id D97BB2E27E; Wed, 1 Nov 2006 18:18:10 +0100 (CET) Received: from Magellan.Leidinger.net (Magellan.Leidinger.net [192.168.1.1]) by outgoing.leidinger.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 075D75B61AB; Wed, 1 Nov 2006 18:18:08 +0100 (CET) Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 18:18:08 +0100 From: Alexander Leidinger To: Vince Message-ID: <20061101181808.651d2ce4@Magellan.Leidinger.net> In-Reply-To: <4548610F.805@unsane.co.uk> References: <4146.1162284788@critter.freebsd.dk> <20061031172100.to3w8eww00kw84kk@webmail.leidinger.net> <4547D077.4070609@samsco.org> <20061101072543.GA849@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <45484E26.5010408@samsco.org> <4548610F.805@unsane.co.uk> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 2.5.6 (GTK+ 2.10.6; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BPAnet-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-BPAnet-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-BPAnet-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-1.863, required 6, BAYES_00 -2.60, DK_POLICY_SIGNSOME 0.00, FORGED_RCVD_HELO 0.14, J_CHICKENPOX_56 0.60) X-BPAnet-MailScanner-From: alexander@leidinger.net X-Spam-Status: No Cc: Peter Jeremy , current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xorg leaking memory on -current... X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 17:19:10 -0000 Quoting Vince (Wed, 01 Nov 2006 08:55:43 +0000): > Scott Long wrote: > > Peter Jeremy wrote: > >> On Tue, 2006-Oct-31 15:38:47 -0700, Scott Long wrote: > >>> Both Mozilla and Firefox appear to cache everything they can, without > >>> bounds. If you tweak a hidden pref to turn off caching, the 'leak' > >>> goes away. > >> > >> I don't suppose you know the name. I can't see anything obvious > >> in about:config > >> > > > > browser.cache.memory.enable on seamonkey. I recall it having a > > different name in the past, though. > > > I know this is getting OT but in FF 1.5.0.7 at least you can tweak > browser.cache.memory.capacity which should a least limit this behaviour > a little (havent tested how well it honours this though.) It doesn't change the swap filling behavior I see (at least not on Solaris where I have fun with this problem since at least a year and where I use this already since at least half a year). Bye, Alexander. -- In the words of one of the founding Igors: 'We belong dead? Ecthcuthe me? Where doeth it thay "we"?' (The Thief of Time) http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID = B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID = 72077137