[Pkg-samba-maint] Bug#520794: Bug#520794: samba: smbd memory usage always increase - memory leak

[Christian Perrier]

Quoting Peter Cordes (peter at cordes.ca):

>  Are there configurations where it doesn't leak, or are modern servers
> supposed to have so much RAM and swap that it doesn't matter?  The

At least on my home server, it doesn't leak (genuine lenny server with
samba 2:3.2.5-4lenny2)

> latter is IMHO not a good enough argument to justify leaving it unfixed.

Of course.

> 
>  I compiled Samba packages for myself with bug_520794.patch (thanks
> Christian).  I'll keep an eye on it to see if it's still leaking.
> ping me in a week if I forget to update this.


Yes. Having confirmation that this patch fixes the memory leak would
definitely be a good argument to include it in an update for stable.


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