From fe74743ce03b41b22bf54026a62941fb855eaa70 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gareth Rees Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:02:26 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add job003700 to release notes. Copied from Perforce Change: 184828 ServerID: perforce.ravenbrook.com --- mps/manual/source/release.rst | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/mps/manual/source/release.rst b/mps/manual/source/release.rst index 3df58dd1afb..3e6f650e146 100644 --- a/mps/manual/source/release.rst +++ b/mps/manual/source/release.rst @@ -31,6 +31,17 @@ Interface changes argument to :c:func:`mps_pool_create_k`. +Other changes +............. + +#. The MPS now retains some unused memory instead of returning it to + the operating system. This reduces unnecessary overhead due to + system calls, thrashing the operating system's page table, and + zeroing memory when re-allocated. See job003700_. + + .. _job003700: https://www.ravenbrook.com/project/mps/issue/job003700/ + + .. _release-notes-1.112: Release 1.112.0