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Date:      Fri, 15 Sep 2017 17:40:00 +0200
From:      Andrea Venturoli <ml@netfence.it>
To:        Jan Beich <jbeich@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: FireFox memory usage
Message-ID:  <9654052a-f729-e61d-ddd4-4ff65632afdc@netfence.it>
In-Reply-To: <ingk-gjgb-wny@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <a891f402-c392-4d2f-fc8d-a397c8d0ab72@netfence.it> <ingk-gjgb-wny@FreeBSD.org>

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On 09/15/17 15:49, Jan Beich wrote:

> Check about:memory and Devolper Tools -> Memory for clues. For more
> advanced debugging (DMD, Refcount tracing) you'd need a custom build.
> 
> Firefox on FreeBSD is known to consume more memory than on other
> platforms because it uses system jemalloc rather than mozjemalloc.
> Mozilla doesn't test memory usage without mozjemalloc. However, porting
> mozjemalloc has stalled[1] unless someone helps.
> 
> [1] https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1153683
> 

Thanks to everyone who answered.

  bye
	av.



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