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runtime/debug: add garbage collection controls #4090

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rsc opened this issue Sep 17, 2012 · 8 comments
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runtime/debug: add garbage collection controls #4090

rsc opened this issue Sep 17, 2012 · 8 comments
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rsc commented Sep 17, 2012

The history information is already accessible using runtime.ReadMemStats, but that is
more expensive than it needs to be just to get some info about past GCs. (In particular
it does not need to stop the world.) Perhaps we should have a separate ReadGCStats that
can be cheaper. It would be nice to have the tukey summary of the pause list as well as
the duration and start time of the most recent pause. The start time may not be recorded
anywhere right now and need to be added.
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rsc commented Dec 10, 2012

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// in runtime/debug
package debug
type GarbageStats struct {
    PauseHistory []int64 // most recent first
    LastGC time.Time
    Tukey5 [5]int64
}
func ReadGarbageStats(*GarbageStats)
Putting this in runtime/debug makes it possible to import time.
Parts of the implementation would be in runtime but define symbols in runtime/debug.

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rsc commented Dec 10, 2012

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Issue #4091 has been merged into this issue.

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rsc commented Dec 10, 2012

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Also, still in runtime/debug
s/GarbageStats/GCStats/
s/ReadGarbageStats/ReadGCStats/
func EnableGC(enabled bool) bool // returns old setting
func SetGCPercent(percent int) int // returns old setting

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rsc commented Dec 10, 2012

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Issue #4171 has been merged into this issue.

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rsc commented Dec 10, 2012

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Also, still in runtime/debug
// FreeOSMemory attempts to return unused pages of memory back to the
// operating system. It is best effort and not guaranteed to accomplish anything.
func FreeOSMemory()

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rsc commented Dec 10, 2012

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Labels changed: added size-m.

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rsc commented Dec 10, 2012

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Labels changed: added suggested.

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rsc commented Feb 4, 2013

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This issue was closed by revision 472354f.

Status changed to Fixed.

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