Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:31:26 +0100 From: Stefan Ehmann <shoesoft@gmx.net> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Cc: Jason Evans <jasone@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: very high memory usage in -current Message-ID: <200701191631.27034.shoesoft@gmx.net> In-Reply-To: <45B00BF5.6030200@FreeBSD.org> References: <200701172045.35137.shoesoft@gmx.net> <45B00BF5.6030200@FreeBSD.org>
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On Friday 19 January 2007 01:08, Jason Evans wrote: > Stefan Ehmann wrote: > > [huge jpeg/png images cause memory bloat with konqueror and gtk apps, on > > -CURRENT.] > > > > I don't really know what's causing this problem. Maybe it's related to > > jemalloc, but I'd be surprised if no one else has noticed this before. > > If you think jemalloc is involved, the easiest way to check is by > reverting src/lib/libc/stdlib/malloc.c to revision 1.92, which is > phkmalloc. If this substantially changes memory usage, then there are > further diagnostics that can be used to help understand the issue. When reverting to r1.92 konqueror memory usage goes back to normal values (i.e. as on 6.2-Release) > If jemalloc is involved, here's what could cause such behavior. First, > you would have to be running on a 32-bit platform, so that sbrk() is in > use (rather than pure mmap() as for the 64-bit platforms). Yes, I'm on i386. Stefan
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