Re: OBS Studio memory leak

[Robby Zambito <contact@robbyzambito.me>]

Hey,

>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I don't know if its related, but I have a big memory leak issue with
>> vlc. When trying to play a video with it, if the video output module it
>> set to gl or vdpau_display, it consumes all the RAM of the machine in
>> a few seconds (and I have to kill it fast to prevent the machine from
>> hanging). However if I force the video output module to xcb_xv, it works
>> fine.
>>
>> Do you have the same issue with vlc? If yes, it may indicate a bug
>> with video acceleration (VA-API/VDPAU or mesa).
>>
>> PS: My machine's GPU is an AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT.
>>
> Hey
>
> Tried the same thing in VLC and it freezes on GPU accel and starts leaking memory while also becoming hard to kill.
> Maybe this also explains why some mpv GPU accel settings don't work also in the exact same way.
> I have an AMD RX 6900 XT on this machine.
>
> I could probably try this on the laptop with Intel and the unmentionable video devices.

I think we may be on to something here. I have an AMD RX 6650 XT, and
VLC does also start to leak for me.

Guillaume, when you say you forced the video output module to gl,
vdpau_display, or xcb_xv, how did you set that?

Robby