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I was about to say nobody cares about virtual memory usage, but I can see how those who are extremely sensitive to runtime performance might care about page table entries or VMAs. I think most people are more concerned about RSS.



Just wanted to add that I strongly suggest thinking about the correct allocator for your applications and never using "the system allocator". In production context there should never be "a system allocator" anyway. Uninstall libc in prod. Force yourself to make a rational choice of memory allcoator.


> Uninstall libc in prod.

When you start to miss the thrill of it :D




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