payload.lua

local table_new = require "table.new"

local function payload()
  local _ = table_new(10, 0)

  for i = 1, 10 do
    _[i] = "memprof-str-"..i
  end

  _ = nil
  collectgarbage()
end

-- 5 allocations from interp and 5 allocations 
-- from the trace.
jit.opt.start(3, "hotloop=4")
jit.flush()

for _ = 1, 100500 do
  payload()
  -- Force JIT to regenerate the trace and create
  -- new symtab entry.
  jit.flush()
end