[issue11849] glibc allocator doesn't release all free()ed memory

[STINNER Victor]

STINNER Victor added the comment:

I just found this issue from this article:
http://python.dzone.com/articles/diagnosing-memory-leaks-python

Great job! Using mmap() for arenas is the best solution for this issue. I did something similar on a completly different project (also using its own dedicated memory allocator) for workaround the fragmentation of the heap memory.

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nosy: +haypo

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