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Memory leak when creating segment references from a timeline

See original GitHub issue

Have you read the FAQ and checked for duplicate open issues? Yes

What version of Shaka Player are you using? v3.0.6-master

Can you reproduce the issue with our latest release version? Yes

Can you reproduce the issue with the latest code from master? Yes

Are you using the demo app or your own custom app? Both

If custom app, can you reproduce the issue using our demo app? Yes

What browser and OS are you using? Chrome Version 87.0.4280.88 (Official Build) (x86_64) MacOS 11.0.1

For embedded devices (smart TVs, etc.), what model and firmware version are you using? Chromecast (2nd generation)

What are the manifest and license server URIs?

What did you do? Playing our Dash live stream that contains 90 minutes of buffer.

What did you expect to happen? No buffering like v2.5.x version.

What actually happened? We found the issue within our app with the latest Chromecast CAF receiver update (November 22, 2020) that use Shaka 3.0.x. With our live stream containing 90 minutes of buffer, we notice high level of buffering issue with our customer.

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With some investigation, I found that Shaka player leak memory with Dash live manifest. shaka-demo-app-leak

Into my Chromecast receiver app, I logged the usedJSHeapSize and the heap size never stop growing.

09:49:15.562 Shaka test /// usedJSHeapSize: 97.607819 MB  /// lower usedJSHeapSize: 27.552935 /// higher usedJSHeapSize: 98.064532
09:49:15.564 Shaka test /// usedJSHeapSize increased 70 MB in 344 seconds since beginning of live playback session

It seems that we are not alone with this issue - https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/173897425

Issue Analytics

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Created 3 years ago
Comments:8 (6 by maintainers)

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joeyparrishcommented, Jan 6, 2021

Yes. I was doing test passes yesterday, and had some issues crop up with the v2.5 cherry-picks that I still need to resolve.

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joeyparrishcommented, Dec 28, 2020

It has been cherry-picked for v3.0.7. We’re short-handed right now, on top of which we have holidays at the moment. I will plan to release v3.0.7 in the week of January 5 at the latest.

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