Subject: Possible Memory Leak in mimoLive Following Network Interruption During Live Streaming
Hi mimoLive Support Team,
I would like to report a serious issue I’ve been experiencing with mimoLive on my Mac Studio. I suspect there may be a memory leak triggered by a network interruption during live streaming.
I primarily use a wired Ethernet connection for streaming, with Wi-Fi disabled.
I’ve noticed that whenever my Ethernet connection experiences a brief interruption during a live broadcast, mimoLive appears to enter a state where its memory consumption increases dramatically.
During one of these incidents, macOS displayed the following warning:
“Your system has run out of application memory.”
When I checked the Force Quit Applications window, I observed the following:
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mimoLive: 68.03 GB of memory
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Google Chrome: 15.11 GB of memory
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Other applications: Various amounts of memory consumption
At this point, virtually every application on my Mac became unresponsive, and macOS marked multiple applications as paused. The entire computer became practically unusable, requiring a restart.
Suspected Issue
Based on my observations, I suspect the following sequence may be occurring:
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mimoLive is actively streaming over Ethernet.
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The Ethernet connection experiences a brief network interruption.
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mimoLive encounters an issue while attempting to handle the interrupted streaming connection.
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A possible memory leak occurs, causing mimoLive’s memory consumption to increase dramatically.
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macOS eventually runs out of available application memory.
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Other applications become unresponsive, and the entire Mac Studio effectively freezes.
I cannot yet confirm that the network interruption directly causes the memory leak, but I’ve noticed a recurring relationship between network disconnections and these system-wide freezes.
Impact
This is particularly concerning because I use mimoLive for live productions, where reliability is essential.
A brief network interruption should not result in the entire computer becoming unresponsive.
Ideally, mimoLive should handle temporary network failures gracefully, allowing the streaming connection to recover without excessive memory consumption or affecting the stability of macOS.
Request for Investigation
Could your development team investigate whether mimoLive has a potential memory leak associated with network interruptions, particularly during streaming reconnection attempts?
I would also appreciate knowing whether this is a known issue and whether there are any recommended settings or workarounds to prevent it.
I have attached a screenshot showing mimoLive consuming 68.03 GB of application memory during one of these incidents.
I would be happy to provide additional system information or diagnostic logs to assist with your investigation.
Thank you for your assistance. I look forward to your feedback.
Best regards,
Judah Peters