Repository : ssh://[email protected]/ghc On branch : master Link : http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/changeset/7e91e5bf84c2b3f461934b43911c0defb61dd9c6/ghc
>--------------------------------------------------------------- commit 7e91e5bf84c2b3f461934b43911c0defb61dd9c6 Author: Austin Seipp <[email protected]> Date: Fri Aug 30 17:40:38 2013 -0500 Note unloadObj changes in release notes. Signed-off-by: Austin Seipp <[email protected]> >--------------------------------------------------------------- 7e91e5bf84c2b3f461934b43911c0defb61dd9c6 docs/users_guide/7.8.1-notes.xml | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/users_guide/7.8.1-notes.xml b/docs/users_guide/7.8.1-notes.xml index de40f38..85d2f61 100644 --- a/docs/users_guide/7.8.1-notes.xml +++ b/docs/users_guide/7.8.1-notes.xml @@ -318,6 +318,23 @@ <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> + The RTS linker can now unload object code at + runtime (when using the GHC API + <literal>ObjLink</literal> module.) Previously, + GHC would not unload the old object file, causing + a gradual memory leak as more objects were loaded + over time. + </para> + + <para> + Note that this change in unloading behavior + <emphasis>only</emphasis> affects statically + linked binaries, and not dynamic ones. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> The performance of <literal>StablePtr</literal>s and <literal>StableName</literal>s has been improved. </para> _______________________________________________ ghc-commits mailing list [email protected] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/ghc-commits
