[Bug 1545308] Re: Backport upstream fix for memleak

[Amr Ibrahim]

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Title:
  Backport upstream fix for memleak

Status in glib2.0 package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in glib2.0 source package in Wily:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=758641

  Please consider taking this memleak fix from upstream.  I've built the
  package with it locally and confirmed that it fixes the leak in xfce4
  -power-manager, which is mentioned in the upstream report.  It also
  fixes a similarly sized (hundreds of MB after a few days up time) leak
  that I have observed in the NetworkManager service.

  [Impact]
  Hundreds of MB memory leak in certain dbus applications, including default services like xfce4-power-manager and NetworkManager with default configurations.

  [Test Case]
  Clean install of lubuntu 15.10 on a notebook with working battery.  Observe xfce4-power-manager and NetworkManager* in "top" over 48-72hrs of normal use (web browsing, text editing, shell, etc).  Both will be taking on several tens of MB per day of additional RES.

  *NetworkManager may require buggy wifi to reproduce. rtl8723be in my
  case.

  [Regression Potential]
  I'm no authority on the glib code base, but the upstream patch looks very safe to me.

  Let me know if you need any further details.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: libglib2.0-0 2.46.1-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-25.30-generic 4.2.6
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-25-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: LXDE
  Date: Sat Feb 13 09:58:03 2016
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-12-25 (49 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
  SourcePackage: glib2.0
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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