[syslog-ng]Memory usage and reclaiming memory

Scott McDermott mcdermot@questra.com
Fri, 23 Feb 2001 14:05:08 -0500


matthew.copeland@honeywell.com on Fri 23/02 18:00 +0000:
> Does syslog-ng keep the memory allocated in some page table or list,
> or is libc the culprit in not releasing memory that processes aren't
> using anymore? 

glibc doesn't leak, that I've noticed.

Syslog-ng uses a mark/sweep garbage collecting allocation backend, I
think.