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A few users reported that some of my programs show 100+MB virtual memory footprints in "top". While "top" is known as a fairly unreliable tool, 100+MB VSZ still looked unnatural. So, I investigated and here is what I found:

It is Maemo File-Open dialog. You can run pretty much ANY program using it, run "top" in a separate ssh. Then invoke that dialog and see program's virtual memory size grow to 100+MB. You don't need to actually open a file, just click Cancel - the dialog will disappear but the VSZ will stay above 100MB.

Whoever feels like filing a bug with Nokia, please do it. I am tired and generally can't bring myself to doing it.