Ubuntu
webbrowser-app package

webapp-container leaks memory over time on #64

Bug #1326378 reported by Alan Pope 🍺🐧🐱 🦄
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
webbrowser-app (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Critical
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Bug Description

Open the G+ webapp, swipe away and leave it.

Monitoring memory usage on the device I see webapp-container climbing by about 1MiB / minute.

root@ubuntu-phablet:/home/phablet/logs# grep webapp-container *.txt
ps_2014-06-04-110020.txt: 37.4 MiB + 17.2 MiB = 54.6 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-110625.txt: 38.0 MiB + 17.2 MiB = 55.2 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-111231.txt: 38.0 MiB + 17.2 MiB = 55.2 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-111836.txt: 38.1 MiB + 17.2 MiB = 55.3 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-112442.txt: 38.1 MiB + 17.2 MiB = 55.3 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-113047.txt: 38.1 MiB + 17.2 MiB = 55.3 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-113653.txt: 42.4 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 63.7 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-114259.txt: 48.0 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 69.3 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-114905.txt: 53.7 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 75.0 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-115511.txt: 59.4 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 80.7 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-120116.txt: 65.0 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 86.4 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-120722.txt: 70.7 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 92.0 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-121328.txt: 76.4 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 97.7 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-121934.txt: 82.1 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 103.4 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-122540.txt: 87.8 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 109.1 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-123145.txt: 93.4 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 114.8 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-123751.txt: 99.1 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 120.4 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-124357.txt:104.8 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 126.1 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-125003.txt:110.5 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 131.8 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-125609.txt:116.2 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 137.5 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-130215.txt:121.8 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 143.1 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-130820.txt:127.5 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 148.8 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-131426.txt:133.2 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 154.5 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-132032.txt:138.9 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 160.2 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-132638.txt:144.5 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 165.9 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-133244.txt:150.2 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 171.5 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-133850.txt:155.9 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 177.2 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-134456.txt:161.5 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 182.9 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-135102.txt:167.2 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 188.5 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-135708.txt:172.9 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 194.2 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-140313.txt:178.5 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 199.9 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-140919.txt:184.2 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 205.5 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-141525.txt:189.9 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 211.2 MiB webapp-container
ps_2014-06-04-142131.txt:195.5 MiB + 21.3 MiB = 216.9 MiB webapp-container

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: webapp-container 0.23+14.10.20140526.1-0ubuntu1
Uname: Linux 3.4.0-5-mako armv7l
ApportVersion: 2.14.3-0ubuntu1
Architecture: armhf
Date: Wed Jun 4 14:14:04 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-04 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu Utopic Unicorn (development branch) - armhf (20140604)
SourcePackage: webbrowser-app
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Alan Pope 🍺🐧🐱 🦄 (popey) wrote :
summary: - webapp-container leaks memory over time on #63
+ webapp-container leaks memory over time on #64
Łukasz Zemczak (sil2100)
Changed in webbrowser-app (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Critical
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kevin gunn (kgunn72) wrote :

just adding reference to the thread happening on ubuntu-phone
https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-phone/msg08406.html

recommending use of smemstat, which according to subsequent mails is actually in utopic archive (so ignore the bit about using ppa)

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Olivier Tilloy (osomon) wrote :

Testing on krillin (image #67 from 14.09-proposed), I’m not observing this.

@Alan, can you still reproduce on mako with the latest image from utopic-proposed?

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in webbrowser-app (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Alan Pope 🍺🐧🐱 🦄 (popey) wrote :

Looks okay now.
phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~/mem/logs$ grep webapp-container *.txt
2014-09-30-123155.txt: 26.2 MiB + 10.3 MiB = 36.6 MiB webapp-container
2014-09-30-123300.txt: 26.2 MiB + 10.3 MiB = 36.6 MiB webapp-container
2014-09-30-123404.txt: 26.2 MiB + 10.3 MiB = 36.6 MiB webapp-container
2014-09-30-123509.txt: 26.2 MiB + 10.3 MiB = 36.6 MiB webapp-container
2014-09-30-123613.txt: 26.2 MiB + 10.3 MiB = 36.6 MiB webapp-container
2014-09-30-123717.txt: 26.2 MiB + 10.3 MiB = 36.6 MiB webapp-container
2014-09-30-123823.txt: 26.2 MiB + 10.3 MiB = 36.6 MiB webapp-container
2014-09-30-123928.txt: 26.2 MiB + 10.3 MiB = 36.6 MiB webapp-container
2014-09-30-124034.txt: 26.2 MiB + 10.4 MiB = 36.6 MiB webapp-container
2014-09-30-124139.txt: 26.2 MiB + 10.4 MiB = 36.6 MiB webapp-container
2014-09-30-124244.txt: 26.2 MiB + 10.4 MiB = 36.6 MiB webapp-container
2014-09-30-124349.txt: 26.2 MiB + 10.4 MiB = 36.6 MiB webapp-container
2014-09-30-124455.txt: 26.2 MiB + 10.4 MiB = 36.6 MiB webapp-container

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Olivier Tilloy (osomon) wrote :

Thanks for testing again popey.

Changed in webbrowser-app (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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