[FFmpeg-trac] #4937(undetermined:new): memory leak in muxing.c

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Fri Oct 16 13:34:36 CEST 2015


#4937: memory leak in muxing.c
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             Reporter:  blinky0815   |                     Type:  defect
               Status:  new          |                 Priority:  critical
            Component:               |                  Version:  git-
  undetermined                       |  master
             Keywords:  memory leak  |               Blocked By:
  in muxing.c                        |  Reproduced by developer:  0
             Blocking:               |
Analyzed by developer:  0            |
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 **Summary of the bug:**

 This is a tiny but very nasty memory leak and is only noticeable when
 encoding/muxing a large video.
 I first noticed it when encoding/muxing a webcam video and sound for more
 than two hours, hence the 7200 seconds. My program eventually ran out of
 memory because of this issue.

 Since this is an important example other programmers rely on in order to
 write their own code, it's critical. At least very important.

 //At first, I assumed a bug in my own code, but the issue can be easily
 reproduced by using the '''muxing.c''' example.//

 **How to reproduce:**
 1: Edit the source of muxing.c and set the duration to 7200 seconds.
 Really, any long duration will do. The longer, the better.
 2: Set the FPS to 30. The more frames per second, the faster the memory
 gets eaten away.
 3: **Optional:** comment the code in log_packet or disable logging.
 4: compile using make or PKG_CONFIG_PATH=pc-uninstalled make
 4: start with ./muxing test.mkv
 5: open top and watch the bytes disappear.

 **My System:**
 Distributor ID: Ubuntu
 Description:    Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS
 Release:        14.04
 Codename:       trusty

 **Compiler:**
 gcc (Ubuntu 4.9.2-0ubuntu1~14.04) 4.9.2

 **Kernel:**
 3.13.0-65-generic

 //I know someone already posted a memory leak issue regarding muxing.c
 back in 2013, but the information given was brief and a bit inconclusive
 to say the least.//

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/4937>
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