Re: [gtk-list] O.S. memory usage

["Andrzej M. Ostruszka" <ostruszk order if uj edu pl>]

On Wed, Mar 08 (2000), Derek Simkowiak wrote:
[...]
> pointer = g_malloc(LOTS_OF_RAM);
> 
> 	...and then, later on, does
> 
> g_free(pointer);
> 
> 	Does that memory immediately go back to the O.S.?

Hello all, I'm new to this list :)).

No it doesn't. But g_malloc is a wrapper for libc malloc (I guess :-)),
haven't checked) and you can tune it (at least in GNU libc). See info
libc:
info '(libc.info)Efficiency and Malloc'
info '(libc.info)Malloc Tunable Parameters'
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