Memory leak in gnome-shell JavaScript bindings

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

The GNOME shell can experience memory leak issues in in the GNOME JavaScript bindings because the garbage collection was not being started when it should have been. For additional background information please refer to the following URLs (Please note that these links are external to the Red Hat web site):

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • gjs (GNOME JavaScript bindings)

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