GNU bug report logs - #43389
28.0.50; Emacs memory leaks

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>

Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 00:44:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 43395, 43876, 44666

Found in version 28.0.50

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #428 received at 43389 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Arthur Miller <arthur.miller <at> live.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: fweimer <at> redhat.com, 43389 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bugs <at> gnu.support, dj <at> redhat.com,
 michael_heerdegen <at> web.de, trevor <at> trevorbentley.com, carlos <at> redhat.com,
 akrl <at> sdf.org
Subject: Re: bug#43389: 28.0.50; Emacs memory leaks using hard disk all time
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 22:15:39 +0100

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> From: Arthur Miller <arthur.miller <at> live.com>
>> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>,  fweimer <at> redhat.com,
>>   43389 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,  bugs <at> gnu.support,  dj <at> redhat.com,
>>   michael_heerdegen <at> web.de,  trevor <at> trevorbentley.com,  carlos <at> redhat.com
>> Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 20:59:21 +0100
>> 
>> How hard/possible is to use this tool in Emacs:
>> 
>> https://gperftools.github.io/gperftools/heapprofile.html
>
> AFAIU, this cannot be used with glibc's malloc, it needs libtcmalloc
> instead.
Oh yes I understand, there is not a chance it would help to run emacs on
tcmalloc instead of standard malloc? If there is by a chance a leak
somewhere in Emacs? ... god forbid of course :-)
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