#698: GHC's internal memory allocator never releases memory back to the OS
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Reporter: guest | Owner:
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: low | Milestone: 6.8
Component: Runtime System | Version: 6.4.1
Severity: normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Difficulty: Moderate (1 day)
Os: Linux | Testcase: N/A
Architecture: Multiple |
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Changes (by guest):
* cc: => [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Comment:
it becomes important when we are short on physical memory - in this case
pages with garbage are written to swapfile :(
it also important for long-running programs
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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/698>
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