Threaded 6.4 code compiled under 9.0 uses a lot more memory?..

[Erich Dollansky]

Hi,

On Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:59:46 +0000
Karl Pielorz <kpielorz_lst at tdx.co.uk> wrote:

> 
> 
> --On 30 October 2012 18:27 +0700 Erich Dollansky 
> <erichfreebsdlist at ovitrap.com> wrote:
> 
> > is it still the same compiler?
> 
> Depends how you mean 'the same' - on the 6.4 system it shows:
> 
>    cc (GCC) 3.4.6 [FreeBSD] 20060305
> 
> And, on the 9.0-S it shows:
> 
>    cc (GCC) 4.2.1 20070831 patched [FreeBSD]
> 
> So 'same' - but different versions.
> 
did you check the default data sizes?

> > I assume that it is a plain FreeBSD program without X.
> 
> Yes. They are 'plain' programs - no X or anything.
> 
> Now they've been running for an hour or so - they've gotten a little
> larger 552M/154M and 703M/75M.
> 
> If it's not harmful I can live with it - it was just a bit of a
> surprise.

And a reason to spend more money on memory. Knowing the real reason
would be better.

I can understand your surprise.

Erich