[Xastir-dev] Long Term CPU

[Jerry Chamberlin]

> Let's collect the relevant details first:
>    RedHat 7.1
>    128k physical memory
>    CVS Xastir? Yes current
>    What server/filtering are you using? None
>    TNC only? NO TNC firenet full feed only
>    Tracking anyone? Nope
>    What sorts of maps, local, internet? ONE whole local short range radar
>    WX Alerts being displayed? YES (if there are any in my area)
>    What options are compiled into your Xastir?  rtree? Yes  dbfawk? Yes
> 
> FWIW:  I run my long-running Xastir copy connected to Firenet with a
> filter that only snags wx alerts, object, and items.  I did have it
> running with telemetry and messages coming in as well.  I believe
> the messages cause the memory image to grow, but slowly.  Without
> messages/telemetry, it is growing much more slowly (might be stable
> now, I'll find out tuesday).  I was up over 100 days before a power
> outage took the system down.
> 
> As far as I can tell, WX Alerts and object/item/posits don't have
> any leaks.  Messages do, but it's a small one (probably old stuff
> not getting purged properly).
> 
> The best way to figure it out is to eliminate various options one by
> one until you have a good idea which element is causing it.  It
> could even be different versions of some libraries that you have
> compiled in which have memory leaks.
> 
> Another way to figure it out is listed at the bottom of INSTALL, a
> memory-leak detector.  It'll use a lot more memory while running,
> but will notify via messages to the xterm as it detects leaks.
> 
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