Filing this here, feel free to close it if it definitely belongs with the alsa
developers.

==6067== 3648 (2688 direct, 960 indirect) bytes in 224 blocks are definitely
lost in loss record 145 o f 172
==6067==    at 0x3414E222: malloc (vg_replace_malloc.c:130)
==6067==    by 0x2D5BE4C: (within /lib/libasound.so.2.0.0)
==6067==    by 0x2D5C00E: snd_mixer_elem_attach (in /lib/libasound.so.2.0.0)
==6067==    by 0x2D60E54: (within /lib/libasound.so.2.0.0)
==6067==    by 0x2D613FB: (within /lib/libasound.so.2.0.0)
==6067==    by 0x2D615F5: (within /lib/libasound.so.2.0.0)
==6067==    by 0x2D5C280: (within /lib/libasound.so.2.0.0)
==6067==    by 0x2D52564: (within /lib/libasound.so.2.0.0)
==6067==    by 0x2D535BD: snd_hctl_load (in /lib/libasound.so.2.0.0)
==6067==    by 0x2D5C404: snd_mixer_load (in /lib/libasound.so.2.0.0)
==6067==    by 0x35415A74: gst_alsa_mixer_change_state (gstalsamixer.c:189)
==6067==    by 0x3417ECC6: gst_element_set_state_func (gstelement.c:2853)
==6067==    by 0x3417E609: gst_element_set_state (gstelement.c:2796)
==6067==    by 0x804D91D: cb_gconf (applet.c:1012)
==6067==    by 0x34BDB1C5: notify_listeners_callback (gconf-client.c:2367)
==6067==    by 0x34BCC182: gconf_listeners_notify (gconf-listeners.c:588)
==6067==    by 0x34BDB287: notify_one_entry (gconf-client.c:2392)
==6067==    by 0x34BDB45A: notify_idle_callback (gconf-client.c:2432)
==6067==    by 0x34CC362F: g_idle_dispatch (gmain.c:3814)
==6067==    by 0x34CC148D: g_main_context_dispatch (gmain.c:1935)
==6067==    by 0x34CC425D: g_main_context_iterate (gmain.c:2566)
==6067==    by 0x34CC475E: g_main_loop_run (gmain.c:2770)
==6067==    by 0x34B85F25: bonobo_main (bonobo-main.c:297)
==6067==    by 0x34B8461A: bonobo_generic_factory_main_timeout
(bonobo-generic-factory.c:412)
==6067==    by 0x34B84693: bonobo_generic_factory_main
(bonobo-generic-factory.c:369)
==6067==    by 0x3427297C: panel_applet_factory_main_closure (panel-applet.c:1671)
==6067==    by 0x34272A27: panel_applet_factory_main (panel-applet.c:1695)
==6067==    by 0x804E7B5: main (load.c:164)