GNU bug report logs - #26952
25.2; repeated buffer insertion (e.g. yank-rectangle) consumes excessive memory (4GB+ for 90MB of text)

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Francesco Potortì <pot <at> gnu.org>

Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 14:55:01 UTC

Severity: important

Merged with 27498, 31092, 38629

Found in versions 25.1, 25.2

Fixed in version 26.1

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #43 received at 26952 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net
Cc: pot <at> gnu.org, 26952 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#26952: 25.1; loops eating all memory while yanking big
 rectangle
Date: Sun, 21 May 2017 12:15:09 -0700

Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> Paul, is it feasible to back-port the hybrid allocation to the
> emacs-25 branch?

I suppose it would be, yes. Not that I'd relish doing it. I'd rather focus 
efforts on getting the next version out the door. What are the important things 
that prevent us from releasing Emacs 26 from current master?
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