From: Arthur Miller <arthur.miller@live.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: How to debug memory leaks
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 16:09:33 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <AM9PR09MB497742F6D988D3EB6DF8E3E596619@AM9PR09MB4977.eurprd09.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <83lfaaot5h.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Fri, 26 Mar 2021 18:02:02 +0300")
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>> From: Arthur Miller <arthur.miller@live.com>
>> Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 15:57:09 +0100
>> Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
>>
>> Would there be any way for Emacs to unload unused fonts? GC?
>
> We already do that.
>
>> As a thought, could it be possible to implement something like "clean
>> emacs state" or/and "clean buffer state". It would throw away undo
>> history, unload unused stuff, for example in eshell/term/ansi-term kill
>> the buffer text, etc. Something that would work either on entire Emacs state,
>> or just on a buffer state; or maybe on both.
>
> That's what GC does.
Yes, but GC can't know if I don't need undo history, right, or old text
in eshell buffer?
Can we maybe get a "cleanup-hook" so we can specify per mode which
data/variables shoudl be set to nil so GC can do it's job?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-03-26 15:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-03-25 5:29 How to debug memory leaks edgar
2021-03-25 14:23 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-03-25 15:01 ` Jean Louis
2021-03-25 15:18 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-03-25 20:15 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-03-25 17:54 ` edgar
2021-03-25 18:26 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-03-25 19:38 ` Jean Louis
2021-03-25 22:24 ` edgar
2021-03-26 5:48 ` Robert Thorpe
2021-03-26 5:58 ` edgar
2021-03-26 14:11 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-03-26 14:17 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-03-26 14:23 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-03-26 14:57 ` Arthur Miller
2021-03-26 15:02 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-26 15:09 ` Arthur Miller [this message]
2021-03-26 15:33 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-26 15:53 ` Arthur Miller
2021-03-26 16:03 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-26 16:11 ` Arthur Miller
2021-03-26 16:25 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-03-26 16:32 ` Arthur Miller
2021-03-26 16:44 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-03-26 18:02 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-03-26 18:31 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-03-27 8:20 ` Arthur Miller
2021-03-27 15:03 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-03-27 15:13 ` Arthur Miller
2021-03-27 15:30 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-03-26 15:10 ` boost interactive feel speed (was: Re: How to debug memory leaks) Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
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2021-03-25 22:21 How to debug memory leaks edgar
2021-03-21 18:17 edgar
2021-03-21 18:25 ` Eli Zaretskii
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