linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.19-rc1-mm1+ memory problem

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Date:	Wed, 22 Nov 2006 00:18:41 +0300
From:	Michael Raskin <a1d23ab4@...l.ru>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.19-rc1-mm1+ memory problem

Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 21:41:31 +0300
> Michael Raskin <a1d23ab4@...l.ru> wrote:

Sorry for leaving lkml out of "To: " in previous post.

> Can you try to determine exactly which activity causes this to happen?  In
> particular, is it due to the X server?  If so, does any particular client
> cause it to happen?  Things which use 3d?
You were right, it's not because of personally X, but because of
environment I use.

Simplest example of reproducing code:

while true; do free | cat &>/dev/null; done

Looks like minimum (except of &>/dev/null not to involve console/xterm 
output - leaks well without it too).
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