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Re: [1.7] BUG: heap_chunk_in_mb=1536 breaks expect.
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:41:19AM +0100, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>The code handling heap_chunk_in_mb hasn't changed at all since 1.5.25,
>except for the registry location where it's loaded from. I'm wondering
>if the mere size of the heap chunk is enough here to disturb
>functionality which requires more memory in 1.7 than in 1.5. For
>instance, practically all file operations need more memory now (buffers
>for conversion to UNICODE, enough room for long paths). And 1.5 Gigs +
>sizeof all DLLs + sizeof executable is quite easily filling up the 2
>Gigs virtual mem size for the process.
I wonder if we should just nuke this setting entirely. It shouldn't really
be tremendously useful anymore.
cgf
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