From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Nix Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Memory Leak was: Re: Update on the Emacs release schedule? 8 messages Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:52:23 +0000 Message-ID: <877h0f7s2g.fsf@spindle.srvr.nix> References: <20233.3395.93384.91217@gargle.gargle.HOWL> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1327503164 3684 80.91.229.12 (25 Jan 2012 14:52:44 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:52:44 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: tv.raman.tv@gmail.com Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jan 25 15:52:40 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Rq4DI-0005SF-AV for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:52:40 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:39021 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Rq4DH-00028n-Rh for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:52:39 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:49877) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Rq4DC-00028Q-5n for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:52:38 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Rq4DB-0000L2-1q for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:52:34 -0500 Original-Received: from icebox.esperi.org.uk ([81.187.191.129]:42440 helo=mail.esperi.org.uk) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Rq4DA-0000KY-ND for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:52:33 -0500 Original-Received: from esperi.org.uk (nix@spindle.srvr.nix [192.168.14.15]) by mail.esperi.org.uk (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q0PEqNAH004924; Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:52:23 GMT Original-Received: (from nix@localhost) by esperi.org.uk (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id q0PEqNL7007872; Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:52:23 GMT Emacs: a compelling argument for pencil and paper. In-Reply-To: <20233.3395.93384.91217@gargle.gargle.HOWL> (T. V. Raman's message of "Sat, 7 Jan 2012 19:28:03 -0800") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.92 (gnu/linux) X-DCC-wuwien-Metrics: spindle 1290; Body=2 Fuz1=2 Fuz2=2 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 81.187.191.129 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:147917 Archived-At: On 8 Jan 2012, T. V. Raman outgrape: > Before starting Emacs: `free' shows 2gb in use. An aside: the memory-in-use numbers from free are essentially meaningless. ps -o rss,vsz -C emacs from a shell buffer is what you probably want. (er, assuming that you can *get* a shell buffer without bringing Emacs to its knees). -- NULL && (void)