Re: [PATCH] Configure GMP to use GC allocation functions, remove bignum finalizers

[Ludovic Courtès]

Andy Wingo <address@hidden> skribis:

> On Sun 27 Nov 2011 22:25, address@hidden (Ludovic Courtès) writes:
>
>> The problem is that this measurement doesn’t allow us to differentiate
>> between a growing heap with objects that may be freed as a result of
>> running the GC, and a growing heap just because the application needs
>> more malloc’d objects.
>
> This is true, but typically the heap stabilizes at some point.

Ooh, re-reading your previous message, I now see what you mean, and it
makes sense to me.

Thanks,
Ludo’.