#14568 closed defect (can't reproduce)

MemoryError saving session

Reported by: chimerax-bug-report@… Owned by: Greg Couch
Priority: normal Milestone:
Component: Sessions Version:
Keywords: Cc: chimerax-programmers
Blocked By: Blocking:
Notify when closed: Platform: all
Project: ChimeraX

Description

The following bug report has been submitted:
Platform:        Windows-10-10.0.22000
ChimeraX Version: 1.7.1 (2024-01-23 01:58:08 UTC)
Description
(Describe the actions that caused this problem to occur here)

Log:
Startup Messages  
---  
warning | Replacing fetcher for 'pdb_nmr' and format NMRSTAR from NMRSTAR
bundle with that from NMRSTAR bundle  
  
UCSF ChimeraX version: 1.7.1 (2024-01-23)  
© 2016-2023 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.  
How to cite UCSF ChimeraX  

> open "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\BIOINFORMATICS\Latest
> work\model_1_besy_model_galaxy seko lab_alpha fold predicted model.pdb"
> format pdb

Chain information for model_1_besy_model_galaxy seko lab_alpha fold predicted
model.pdb #1  
---  
Chain | Description  
A | No description available  
  

> ui tool show "Render by Attribute"

> color byattribute r:chi1 target cabs palette
> -179.897,blue:0.0194476,white:0.0194476,red

8824 atoms, 949 residues, atom chi1 range -180 to 180  

> undo

> style sphere

Changed 8824 atom styles  

> cartoon

> cartoon style xsection oval modeHelix default

> surface

> color byelement

> ui tool show "Color Actions"

> set bgColor white

> set bgColor #ffffff00

> save "C:/Users/Admin/Desktop/BIOINFORMATICS/Latest
> work/vaccine_protein_ramro_design.cxs"

Traceback (most recent call last):  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\core\session.py", line 912, in save  
session.save(output, version=version, include_maps=include_maps)  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\core\session.py", line 641, in save  
fserialize(stream, data)  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\core\serialize.py", line 76, in msgpack_serialize  
stream.write(packer.pack(obj))  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\core\safesave.py", line 147, in write  
self._f.write(buf)  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-packages\lz4\frame\\__init__.py",
line 740, in write  
compressed = self._compressor.compress(data)  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-packages\lz4\frame\\__init__.py",
line 258, in compress  
result = compress_chunk(  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
MemoryError  
  
MemoryError  
  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-packages\lz4\frame\\__init__.py",
line 258, in compress  
result = compress_chunk(  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
  
See log for complete Python traceback.  
  
Traceback (most recent call last):  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\save_command\dialog.py", line 127, in <lambda>  
lambda *args, ses=session: show_save_file_dialog(ses), tool_tip="Save output
file",  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\save_command\dialog.py", line 138, in show_save_file_dialog  
_dlg.display(session, **kw)  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\save_command\dialog.py", line 62, in display  
run(session, cmd)  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\core\commands\run.py", line 49, in run  
results = command.run(text, log=log, return_json=return_json)  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\core\commands\cli.py", line 2908, in run  
result = ci.function(session, **kw_args)  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\save_command\cmd.py", line 86, in cmd_save  
Command(session, registry=registry).run(provider_cmd_text, log=log)  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\core\commands\cli.py", line 2908, in run  
result = ci.function(session, **kw_args)  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\save_command\cmd.py", line 101, in provider_save  
saver_info.save(session, path, **provider_kw)  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\core_formats\\__init__.py", line 95, in save  
return cxs_save(session, path, **kw)  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\core\session.py", line 912, in save  
session.save(output, version=version, include_maps=include_maps)  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\core\session.py", line 641, in save  
fserialize(stream, data)  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\core\serialize.py", line 76, in msgpack_serialize  
stream.write(packer.pack(obj))  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\core\safesave.py", line 147, in write  
self._f.write(buf)  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-packages\lz4\frame\\__init__.py",
line 740, in write  
compressed = self._compressor.compress(data)  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-packages\lz4\frame\\__init__.py",
line 258, in compress  
result = compress_chunk(  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
MemoryError  
  
MemoryError  
  
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-packages\lz4\frame\\__init__.py",
line 258, in compress  
result = compress_chunk(  
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
  
See log for complete Python traceback.  
  




OpenGL version: 3.3.14761 Core Profile Forward-Compatible Context 21.30.44 30.0.13044.0
OpenGL renderer: AMD Radeon(TM) Graphics
OpenGL vendor: ATI Technologies Inc.

Python: 3.11.2
Locale: en_GB.cp874
Qt version: PyQt6 6.3.1, Qt 6.3.1
Qt runtime version: 6.3.2
Qt platform: windows

Manufacturer: LENOVO
Model: 21A4
OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Education (Build 22000)
Memory: 6,256,402,432
MaxProcessMemory: 137,438,953,344
CPU: 12 AMD Ryzen 5 5500U with Radeon Graphics         
OSLanguage: en-US

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Change History (3)

comment:1 by pett, 21 months ago

Cc: chimerax-programmers added
Component: UnassignedSessions
Owner: set to Greg Couch
Platform: all
Project: ChimeraX
Status: newassigned
Summary: ChimeraX bug report submissionMemoryError saving session

Doesn't seem like the system is that large -- 8824 atoms.

comment:2 by Tom Goddard, 21 months ago

The machine has an unusually small amount of memory 6 Gbytes, running Windows 11. This may be a problem with the PyPi lz4 module, probably does some absurdly large memory allocation. It think the dozen times this has been reported in the past it always is on machines with rather little memory (e.g. 8 GB) or with a lot of big models open.

comment:3 by Greg Couch, 21 months ago

Resolution: can't reproduce
Status: assignedclosed

We don't set the block size for lz4 compression, so we get the default value. And the default is documented to be 64KB. So it seems unlikely that having only 6GB is the problem.

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