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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From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 43389 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, RLAdams <at> AdamsInfoServ.Com
Subject: bug#43389: 28.0.50; Emacs memory leaks
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 11:25:15 +0100

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

> Yes, the heap.  So it more and more looks like this is the result of
> glibc not releasing memory to the system, which with some usage
> patterns causes the memory footprint grow to ludicrous size.

FWIW, I'm still in that session, it's still running, and since
yesterday, that session's memory use has shrunk a lot.  Nearly half of
the memory that had been in use yesterday apparently has been freed now.

Michael.
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