malloc_trim is itself very poor and gets slower and slower as the heap becomes

more fragmented. Run it only once an hour. GitHub issue 2551.
2021-03-11 08:39:41 +00:00 · 2021-03-11 08:39:41 +00:00 · ef9700816f
parent 12cfd0d22b
commit ef9700816f
2 changed files with 4 additions and 3 deletions
--- a/grid.c
+++ b/grid.c
@ -265,9 +265,6 @@ grid_free_lines(struct grid *gd, u_int py, u_int ny)

 	for (yy = py; yy < py + ny; yy++)
 		grid_free_line(gd, yy);
-#ifdef HAVE_MALLOC_TRIM
-	malloc_trim(0);
-#endif
 }

 /* Create a new grid. */
--- a/server.c
+++ b/server.c
@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ server_tidy_event(__unused int fd, __unused short events, __unused void *data)

    format_tidy_jobs();

+#ifdef HAVE_MALLOC_TRIM
+    malloc_trim(0);
+#endif
+
    log_debug("%s: took %llu milliseconds", __func__, get_timer() - t);
    evtimer_add(&server_ev_tidy, &tv);
 }