[GHC] #698: GHC's internal memory allocator never releases memory back to the OS

[GHC]

#698: GHC's internal memory allocator never releases memory back to the OS
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    Reporter:  guest           |        Owner:                  
        Type:  bug             |       Status:  new             
    Priority:  low             |    Milestone:  6.8             
   Component:  Runtime System  |      Version:  6.4.1           
    Severity:  normal          |   Resolution:                  
    Keywords:                  |   Difficulty:  Moderate (1 day)
          Os:  Linux           |     Testcase:  N/A             
Architecture:  Multiple        |  
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Changes (by guest):

  * cc:  => Bulat.Ziganshin at gmail.com

Comment:

 it becomes important when we are short on physical memory - in this case
 pages with garbage are written to swapfile :(

 it also important for long-running programs

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/698>
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