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Prevent memory bloat on Linux with malloc_trim(0)
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The default allocator on Linux has a tendency to free unused memory less aggressively than Mac and Windows. This creates the appearance of memory bloat. Calling malloc_trim(0) may not prevent out of memory events of that single process, but it helps you see the real memory usage, and frees up memory for use by other processes.

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