[GHC] #698: GHC's internal memory allocator never releases memory back to the OS

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#698: GHC's internal memory allocator never releases memory back to the OS
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  Reporter:  guest                       |          Owner:  igloo           
      Type:  bug                         |         Status:  closed          
  Priority:  highest                     |      Milestone:  7.0.1           
 Component:  Runtime System              |        Version:  6.12.1          
Resolution:  fixed                       |       Keywords:                  
  Testcase:                              |      Blockedby:                  
Difficulty:  Moderate (less than a day)  |             Os:  Unknown/Multiple
  Blocking:                              |   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
   Failure:  None/Unknown                |  
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Changes (by igloo):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => fixed


Comment:

 Fixed by:
 {{{
 Mon Nov  1 16:18:02 GMT 2010  Ian Lynagh <igloo at earth.li>
   * On Windows, when returning memory to the OS, we try to release it
   as well as decommiting it.
 }}}
 in HEAD and 7.0.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/698#comment:45>
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