Debugging memory leaks

[rusi]

On Jun 15, 4:23 pm, Ben Finney <ben+pyt... at benfinney.id.au> wrote:
> rusi <rustompm... at gmail.com> writes:
> > On Jun 15, 5:16 am, Ben Finney <ben+pyt... at benfinney.id.au> wrote:
> > > Is a web browser a “typical desktop app”? A filesystem browser? An
> > > instant messenger? A file transfer application? A podcatcher? All of
> > > those typically run for months at a time on my desktop.
>
> > > Any memory leak in any of those is going to cause trouble, please
> > > hunt them all down with fire and exterminate with prejudice.
>
> > Oh well -- I guess I am an old geezer who shuts my machine when I am
> > done!
>
> As do I. And when I power on the machine, it resumes exactly where it
> left off: with the exact same contents of memory as when I pressed the
> Suspend button.
>
> That is, the memory leak will continue to accumulate as the run time of
> the process continues.
>
> > Yeah I know -- not so good for the disk though its good for the
> > planet!
>
> You can have both: a continuous session, and stop consuming power while
> not using your machine.

Suspend is low-power, hibernate is 0-power
http://www.unixmen.com/suspend-vs-hibernate-in-linux-what-is-the-difference/

And I keep having some issues with hibernate