CentOS - Dec 2018 - Gnome-shell memory

So after much research it seems the only way to "help" the gnome-shell
memory leak issue (I still see it on CentOS 7.6) is to do "export
DISPLAY=:0.0; gnome-shell --replace"  periodically. Perhaps in cron.

Is that an OK solution for the LONG haul? Seems to knock the memory back
down and box appears to keep running.

Thanks,

Jerry

> Am 21.12.2018 um 16:02 schrieb Jerry Geis <jerry.geis at gmail.com>:
> 
> So after much research it seems the only way to "help" the
gnome-shell
> memory leak issue (I still see it on CentOS 7.6) is to do "export
> DISPLAY=:0.0; gnome-shell --replace"  periodically. Perhaps in cron.
> 
> Is that an OK solution for the LONG haul? Seems to knock the memory back
> down and box appears to keep running.

Sounds like a hammer method. Is this issue already communicated to upstream
(bugzilla)?

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LF

> Sounds like a hammer method. Is this issue already communicated to upstream
(bugzilla)?
I believe so - Gnome 3.28+  says even more memory fixes... I would
think something like that they would rebase gnome again (hopefully
before 7.7).  But certainly not up to me.


Jerry

Looks like over time the --replace is not an option.

Is there an repo that has update Gnome-shell and needed files  that I can
try ?

Thanks,

Jerry