I would say, be carefull with GC.Collect() : http://go-mono.com/forums/#nabble-to26160492|a26160492
2009/11/17 Mike Christensen <[email protected]>: > Thanks! This is exactly what I needed. I did some tests and with a > large database (probably the most data I'll ever have) I allocated > about 500 megs on the heap. Once I null out my "temporary workspace", > GC.Collect() takes about 30ms to run and my process goes back down to > about 18 megs.. If I don't run GC.Collect(), I see the 500 megs > sitting around for quite some time.. > > Since this is simply a web site start-up routing, I think this is the > best way to go.. > > Mike > > On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 8:11 PM, Michael Hutchinson > <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 7:04 PM, Mike Christensen <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi all - >>> >>> I have a program that generates some results, but in order to do so it >>> must load a whole lotta stuff into memory for calculations. When this >>> is done, I only need the results and not the data in memory. This >>> data might be several hundred megs on the heap or more. >>> >>> When I'm done, I want to "free" this data and not have it sit around >>> and slow down stuff. Is there a way to force a GC cycle or just say >>> "delete these objects"? Is there a better design for this sort of >>> thing (like can I create my own heap and just release the whole thing >>> at once?) Also, I'm aware that GC will freeze all threads while it >>> works, which is okay since I only do this when the application starts >>> and I don't mind if the start-up costs are slow (since it's a web >>> site).. >>> >>> Any pointers would be great! >> >> You can use GC.Collect () to force a collection. Generally it's >> advised not to call GC.Collect, because it's best to let the garbage >> collector handle its scheduling, but it sounds like your use case is >> okay. >> >> -- >> Michael Hutchinson >> http://mjhutchinson.com >> > _______________________________________________ > Mono-list maillist - [email protected] > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list > -- Cordially. Small Eric Quotations of the days: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious _______________________________________________ Mono-list maillist - [email protected] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list
