[Python-Dev] extremely slow exit for program having huge (45G) dict (python 2.5.2)

[Mike Coleman]

2008/12/22 Ivan Krstić <krstic at solarsail.hcs.harvard.edu>:
> On Dec 22, 2008, at 6:28 PM, Mike Coleman wrote:
>>
>> For (2), yes, 100% CPU usage.
>
> 100% _user_ CPU usage? (I'm trying to make sure we're not chasing some
> particular degeneration of kmalloc/vmalloc and friends.)

Yes, user.  No noticeable sys or wait CPU going on.