Firefox not closing

[scott]

On 09/07/2011 07:05 PM, NoOp wrote:
> On 09/07/2011 03:22 PM, tom wrote:
>> I don't know how to check, but I will close a session with the sound on
>> a video still running.  If I try to reopen too soon, FF will announce
>> that a session is already running.  I click OK, watch the tray on my
>> desktop, and when the FF finally disappears (7-10 seconds), I can start
>> a new session.  If I take the time to shut down the video first, I have
>> no problem.  HTH
>> Tom
> ...
> [Please bottom post on this list.]
>
> It does actually. I just did the same and find that firefox-bin is still
> running, and:
>
> $ ps -e | grep fire
>   5980 ?        00:00:09 firefox-bin
>
> $ sudo memstat | grep fire
> [sudo] password for gg:
>   142204k: PID  5980 (/usr/lib/firefox-6.0.2/firefox-bin)
>    19004k: PID  6019 (/usr/lib/firefox-6.0.2/plugin-container)
>      136k(    112k): /usr/lib/firefox-6.0.2/libsmime3.so 5980 6019 5980
> 6019 ...
>       52k(     44k): /usr/lib/firefox-6.0.2/firefox-bin 5980
>      552k(    536k): /usr/lib/firefox-6.0.2/libmozsqlite3.so 5980 6019
> 5980 6...
>       28k(     12k): /usr/lib/firefox-6.0.2/libplc4.so 5980 6019 5980
> 6019 59...
>       36k(     28k): /usr/lib/firefox-6.0.2/components/libmozgnome.so 5980
>       28k(     20k): /usr/lib/firefox-6.0.2/components/libdbusservice.so 5980
>       36k(     28k): /usr/lib/firefox-6.0.2/components/libnkgnomevfs.so 5980
>      132k(    120k): /usr/lib/firefox-6.0.2/components/libbrowsercomps.so
> 5980
>       28k(     12k): /usr/lib/firefox-6.0.2/libxpcom.so 5980 6019 5980
> 6019 5...
>      184k(    160k): /usr/lib/firefox-6.0.2/libssl3.so 5980 6019 5980
> 6019 59...
>      216k(    192k): /usr/lib/firefox-6.0.2/libnspr4.so 5980 6019 5980
> 6019 5...
>      100k(     68k): /usr/lib/firefox-6.0.2/libnssutil3.so 5980 6019 5980
> 601...
>       24k(      8k): /usr/lib/firefox-6.0.2/libplds4.so 5980 6019 5980
> 6019 5...
>      868k(    836k): /usr/lib/firefox-6.0.2/libnss3.so 5980 6019 5980
> 6019 59...
>    23540k(  20796k): /usr/lib/firefox-6.0.2/libxul.so 5980 6019 5980 6019
> 598...
>       20k(      4k): /usr/lib/firefox-6.0.2/libmozalloc.so 5980 6019 5980
> 601...
>       48k(     40k): /usr/lib/firefox-6.0.2/plugin-container 6019
>     1192k(      0k): /home/gg/.mozilla/firefox/etmrc81s.default/XUL.mfasl
> 5980
>      596k(      0k):
> /home/gg/.mozilla/firefox/etmrc81s.default/extensions/{d...
>      120k(      0k):
> /home/gg/.mozilla/firefox/etmrc81s.default/extensions/{8...
>
> My _guess_ is that the
> /usr/lib/firefox-6.0.2/plugin-container 6019
> is not clearing.
>
> $ ps -e | grep plugin
>   5606 ?        00:00:12 plugin-containe
>   6019 ?        00:00:00 plugin-containe
>
> Now:
> $ killall plugin-container
> $ ps -e | grep fire
>
> and firefox-bin is gone. Looks to be enough info for the OP to file a
> bug report. I'd recommend searching launchpad first to see if one has
> already been filed.
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox
> <<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox?field.searchtext=plugin+container&orderby=-importance&search=Search&field.status%3Alist=NEW&field.status%3Alist=INCOMPLETE_WITH_RESPONSE&field.status%3Alist=INCOMPLETE_WITHOUT_RESPONSE&field.status%3Alist=CONFIRMED&field.status%3Alist=TRIAGED&field.status%3Alist=INPROGRESS&field.status%3Alist=FIXCOMMITTED&field.assignee=&field.bug_reporter=&field.omit_dupes=on&field.has_patch=&field.has_no_package=>>
>
>
>
>
I suspected it probably had something to do with plugin-container, just 
didn't think to do a memstat.
Thanks, NoOp