Re: Does Emacs return memory to the system on Mac OS X or *BSD?

[Stefan Monnier]

>> IOW the only difference is in the fact that it requires more swap space,
>> which can occasionally be noticeable, e.g. when you don't have swap
>> space at all.
> No, it also means that part of the VM address space is in use and
> cannot be used by other apps.

What do you mean by "VM address space"?  Each process has its own
address space, so Emacs's use of address space shouldn't impact
other processes.  But maybe you just mean the same as what I meant by
"swap" (i.e. the total amount of (virtual) memory that the system can
handle).


        Stefan