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Re: [PATCH libpager w/ large stores] Properly release memory when receiv
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Sergio Lopez |
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Re: [PATCH libpager w/ large stores] Properly release memory when receiving clean pages |
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Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:21:56 +0100 |
El Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:00:21 +0100
Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@gnu.org> escribió:
> Sergio Lopez, le Thu 29 Dec 2011 18:52:05 +0100, a écrit :
> > When libpager's data_return receives non-dirty data, it doesn't
> > properly release the memory that comes with the message.
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> Just curious: what side effect does it have?
Just the memory leak. It doesn't have a big impact at first, because
only the disk_pager returns clean pages (all its pages are marked as
precious due to the notify_on_evict thingy), but after a while it
becomes a nuisance.