Re: plperl doesn't release memory - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: plperl doesn't release memory
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Msg-id 5599.1111697575@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: plperl doesn't release memory  (Sven Willenberger <sven@dmv.com>)
Responses Re: plperl doesn't release memory  (Sven Willenberger <sven@dmv.com>)
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Sven Willenberger <sven@dmv.com> writes:
> Yes, on these systems, perl was build with -Dusemymalloc (and
> concurrently -Ui_malloc) so there could very well be an issue with
> malloc pools going awry. Doing a quick dig reveals that Linux tends to
> build perl (by default) with the system malloc which may explain why
> your script did not display this same behavior.

I can confirm that my copy is not using mymalloc:

$ perl -V | grep -i alloc
    usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef
$

            regards, tom lane

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