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Date:	Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:45:51 -0500
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	Justin Mattock <justinmattock@...il.com>
Cc:	git@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: gitk with the latest branch makes the system unusable for some
 time

Hi Justin,

On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 03:53:08PM -0800, Justin Mattock wrote:
> not sure if there is any reports of this or not, basically using gitk
> on my macbookpro2,2 makes the system extremely slow and unusable
> (after a while can finally use the system)
> 
> in dmesg I am seeing this:
> 


> [ 6089.367430] [ 2593]  1000  2593    26616        1   1       0
>       0 bash
> [ 6089.367435] [ 2717]  1000  2717   326078   204267   0       0
>       0 wish
> [ 6089.367439] [ 2729]  1000  2729   141207     7349   0       0
>       0 git
> [ 6089.367444] Out of memory: Kill process 2717 (wish) score 802 or
> sacrifice child

Looks like a memory leak in gitk and nothing to do with the kernel. I
would take this up with them.

-- Steve

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