[pypy-svn] r58086 - pypy/build/doc

[arigo at codespeak.net]

Author: arigo
Date: Fri Sep 12 19:26:18 2008
New Revision: 58086

Modified:
   pypy/build/doc/benchmark_memory.txt
Log:
Got a clue.


Modified: pypy/build/doc/benchmark_memory.txt
==============================================================================
--- pypy/build/doc/benchmark_memory.txt	(original)
+++ pypy/build/doc/benchmark_memory.txt	Fri Sep 12 19:26:18 2008
@@ -244,8 +244,10 @@
     Private_Clean:        0 kB
     Private_Dirty:     4680 kB
 
-This one I have no clue about.  It's probably malloc-ed memory but I
-don't really understand where it comes from.
+This is malloc-ed memory.  I am not sure but I think that it
+contains mostly the long-lived objects of the hybrid GC.  We
+should first try to look at a pypy-c using the generation GC;
+the generation GC doesn't call malloc.
 
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