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[Bug libc/11261] malloc uses excessive memory for multi-threaded applications
- From: "drepper at redhat dot com" <sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org>
- To: glibc-bugs at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: 9 Feb 2010 15:28:34 -0000
- Subject: [Bug libc/11261] malloc uses excessive memory for multi-threaded applications
- References: <20100208202339.11261.rich@testardi.com>
- Reply-to: sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org
------- Additional Comments From drepper at redhat dot com 2010-02-09 15:28 -------
You don't understand the difference between address space and allocated memory.
The cost of large amounts of allocated address space is insignificant.
If you don't want it control it using the MALLOC_ARENA_MAX and MALLOC_ARENA_TEST
envvars.
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What |Removed |Added
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Status|NEW |RESOLVED
Resolution| |WONTFIX
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11261
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