Memory leak bug in plotting functions? (Sudden kernel shutdown without error message)
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- Subject: [mg84070] Memory leak bug in plotting functions? (Sudden kernel shutdown without error message)
- From: "Kentaroh Takagaki" <kentaroh.takagaki at gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2007 06:29:08 -0500 (EST)
Hello mathgroup,
I have an iterative data analysis routine that prints complex plots
into the notebook, so that I can come back and audit the intermediate
data analysis steps post-hoc. I have recently encountered a problem in
v6.0 (Win32) where the kernel suddenly quits on me, without any error
message. This happens after a relatively predictable number of
iterations of my analysis routine.
I have isolated the putative memory leak into the following
proof-of-principle code.
Do[
Print[{MemoryInUse[], MaxMemoryUsed[]}];
Print[ Plot[Sin[x]*Random[Real, {0.9, 1.1}] + Random[Real, {0,
Pi/5}], {x, 0, 2 Pi},ImageSize -> 72*1] ],
{50}]
As this iteration runs, the MaxMemoryUsed[] value creeps up gradually.
In my real code, the MaxMemoryUsed[] reaches a certain threshold, and
the kernel predictably fails (silently) at that point. I have tried
various methods such as ClearSystemCache[], Share[] and NotebookSave[]
to no avail. It is always the kernel that quits, not the front end or
java. I don't think it is the output using up too much memory in the
front end, since if I restart the kernel and resume the calculation
from where it quit, I can go for another while, even though the
previous output is all still in the notebook frontend.
It is interesting that I don't seem to get this problem when I plot a
simple function, like Sin[x]. The problem segment of my actual code is
a large LogListPlot of a large amount of complex data, so I guess it's
not directly related to the Plot[] interpolation, etc. (In my real
code, I Rasterize[] to low resolution, to save memory on the front
end.)
Thank you in advance for your help.
Sincerely,
Kenta