GNU bug report logs - #45200
Wishlist: There should be a `malloc-trim' function

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Konstantin Kharlamov <hi-angel <at> yandex.ru>

Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2020 18:44:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #152 received at 45200 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Konstantin Kharlamov <hi-angel <at> yandex.ru>
Cc: carlos <at> redhat.com, martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>, dj <at> redhat.com,
 fweimer <at> redhat.com, 45200 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#45200: [PATCH] Force Glibc to free the memory freed
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2021 10:15:11 -0500

> Stefan, what do you think? Will it be okay if I implement a patch that runs
> `malloc_trim(0)` when Emacs is idle?

That's yet another reason why we should provide that function to ELisp,
and then have ELisp decide when it's called (whether after GC, or on
idle or what).


        Stefan
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