#698: GHC's internal memory allocator never releases memory back to the OS
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Reporter: guest | Owner: igloo
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: low | Milestone: 6.12 branch
Component: Runtime System | Version: 6.4.1
Severity: normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Difficulty: Moderate (1 day)
Testcase: N/A | Os: Unknown/Multiple
Architecture: Unknown/Multiple |
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Comment (by simonmar):
Replying to [comment:18 guest]:
> I originally tried to work around the memory growth for darcs.net by
adding the max heap option (the -m option IIRC); turned out that setting
an upper bound didn't trigger returns to the OS but segfaults.
If you see a segfault, please report it!
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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/698#comment:21>
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