Could this be an issue with the OOM killer in the kernel and memory usage "problems" in X?
Jesse On Mon, 28 Jul 2003, Miles Roper wrote: > Hi, > > Still having a problem with this, is anyone able to help? > > I'm having a really weird XFree86 problem. I'm using XFree 4.3 and running > on it Citrix ICA Version 7.0 > > The ICA client connects to a windows Citrix server. > > If I open up a document in word through the ICAClient with a bitmap picture > the memory requirements of XFree86 seem to increase dramatically, but the > wfica process stays the same. If I close the file the memory returns to > normal. > > ie before document: > Memory > 1952 root 3612 S XFree86 :1 -depth 16 > > after document: > Memory > 1952 root 4836 S XFree86 :1 -depth 16 > > if I open up 12 documents the machine runs out of memory and closes down the > X server. However, if I re-establish the connection to the server, which > restores the 5 documents, I can open up another 5 before the client runs out > of memory again, and so on and so it. > > It only seems to be with certain documents as others seem to open up fine, > the ones that seem effected are ones with a scanned in signature which I > suspect is a BMP image embedded in the document. > > I've tried limiting the XFree86 server by using the following switches but > it doesn't make any difference: > > XFree86 :1 -depth 16 -ld 4096 -ls 1024 > > The client is 4.3.0.1, kernel version 2.4.20, ICA Client Version 7.0 > Server is Metraframe XP Version 1, Features release 3, Service Pack 3 > > Ok, I'm stumped any help would be great. > > Cheers > > Miles > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
