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Dapper · 03-07-2016, 10:51 PM

I found a cause for the massive increase in initial memory, changing the icons. In all honesty, in my earlier post, I'd forgotten I'd changed the icons, it wasn't until I started playing around in a VM that I noticed.

From what I can see, Circle UI and Square UI are the main culprits, both of which increase initial memory by several hundred megabytes.

Initial memory - default icons

Code:

22480  9684 python2 /usr/bin/calibre-parallel --pipe-worker from calibre.utils.ipc.pool import run_main, worker_main; run_main(worker_main)
246860 9656 python2 /usr/bin/calibre

Memory after changing to Square UI and restarting:

Code:

22292  9434 python2 /usr/bin/calibre-parallel --pipe-worker from calibre.utils.ipc.pool import run_main, worker_main; run_main(worker_main)
672080 9406 python2 /usr/bin/calibre

Reset to default icons:

Code:

22288  9790 python2 /usr/bin/calibre-parallel --pipe-worker from calibre.utils.ipc.pool import run_main, worker_main; run_main(worker_main)
251532 9758 python2 /usr/bin/calibre

Change to Circle UI and restart:

Code:

22292  9887 python2 /usr/bin/calibre-parallel --pipe-worker from calibre.utils.ipc.pool import run_main, worker_main; run_main(worker_main)
708424 9851 python2 /usr/bin/calibre

I also tried the Material icon set but there was no significant change in memory.

03-07-2016, 10:51 PM	#11
Dapper Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: None	I found a cause for the massive increase in initial memory, changing the icons. In all honesty, in my earlier post, I'd forgotten I'd changed the icons, it wasn't until I started playing around in a VM that I noticed. From what I can see, Circle UI and Square UI are the main culprits, both of which increase initial memory by several hundred megabytes. Initial memory - default icons Code: 22480 9684 python2 /usr/bin/calibre-parallel --pipe-worker from calibre.utils.ipc.pool import run_main, worker_main; run_main(worker_main) 246860 9656 python2 /usr/bin/calibre Memory after changing to Square UI and restarting: Code: 22292 9434 python2 /usr/bin/calibre-parallel --pipe-worker from calibre.utils.ipc.pool import run_main, worker_main; run_main(worker_main) 672080 9406 python2 /usr/bin/calibre Reset to default icons: Code: 22288 9790 python2 /usr/bin/calibre-parallel --pipe-worker from calibre.utils.ipc.pool import run_main, worker_main; run_main(worker_main) 251532 9758 python2 /usr/bin/calibre Change to Circle UI and restart: Code: 22292 9887 python2 /usr/bin/calibre-parallel --pipe-worker from calibre.utils.ipc.pool import run_main, worker_main; run_main(worker_main) 708424 9851 python2 /usr/bin/calibre I also tried the Material icon set but there was no significant change in memory.