Bug 19443

Summary: Reduce memory usage when running skype.
Product: Mageia Reporter: PC LX <mageia>
Component: RPM PackagesAssignee: Sander Lepik <mageia>
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX QA Contact:
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: Normal CC: marja11
Version: 5   
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
Whiteboard:
Source RPM: get-skype-4.3.0.37-5.mga5.nonfree.src.rpm CVE:
Status comment:

Description PC LX 2016-09-22 14:34:01 CEST 
Description of problem:

Skype is loaded using a shell script (/usr/bin/skype) executed by bash. The way the script is now, a bash process stays idle, in memory, while skype is running.

With a small change to the script the bash process would only run in the beginning to launch skype.

/usr/bin/skype NOW:
#!/bin/bash
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so /usr/share/skype/skype

/usr/bin/skype AFTER CHANGE:
#!/bin/bash
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l2convert.so exec /usr/share/skype/skype


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

get-skype-4.3.0.37-5.mga5.nonfree


How reproducible:

Always
Marja Van Waes 2016-09-22 15:49:45 CEST

CC: (none) => marja11
Assignee: bugsquad => mageia

Comment 1 PC LX 2017-06-16 14:07:12 CEST 
This version of skype will no longer work after the first of July so there is no point in fixing this now. Closing as RESOLVED/WONTFIX.

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => WONTFIX