[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #7171: WebPositive doesn't free memory after closing the tab.
- From: "aldeck" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:08:35 -0000
#7171: WebPositive doesn't free memory after closing the tab.
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Reporter: mr.Noisy | Owner: leavengood
Type: bug | Status: closed
Priority: normal | Milestone: R1
Component: Applications/WebPositive | Version: R1/Development
Resolution: invalid | Keywords: memory leak
Blocked By: | Blocking:
Has a Patch: 0 | Platform: x86
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Changes (by aldeck):
* status: new => closed
* resolution: => invalid
Comment:
Well it's entirely possible that there are memory leaks in WebPositive /
WebKit, but the way you're testing things isn't correct. The memory is
used for caching so that the next time you reload the page it's way
faster. You actually want the gigabytes of ram you bought with your
computer to be used for something :)
For example, if you close a tab and reopen the same url again in a new tab
you'll see that the memory usage doesn't increase, because it reuses the
cached data in memory.
As for the facebook test, as the page updates itself, it probably cached
more data overnight and it again doesn't prove that there is a problem.
I've tested in the old Web+ also and it looks ok. It's also possible that
the recent Webkit update fixed some leaks. In any case, i'm going to close
this ticket as invalid, but anyone feel free to create a new ticket with a
better testcase.
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Ticket URL: <http://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/7171#comment:2>
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