[webkit-dev] Memory usage for Webkit

Jim Howlett james.l.howlett at gmail.com
Thu Jun 25 09:57:01 PDT 2009


Thank you.
But can you please tell me how can I classify memory into memory areas:
Webkit,
Stack,
Heap,
Graphics library (in this case, Qt),
other?

How can i run/build similar tests myself on a different platform? or
with a different Graphics library (e.g. Gtk)?


On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Zoltan Herczeg <zherczeg at inf.u-szeged.hu>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> http://webkit.sed.hu/node/15
>
> As you can see on the charts there, you should consider the whole
> environment not just WebKit alone. Large amount of resources are allocated
> by other libs as well.
>
> Zoltan
>
> > On 2009-06-11, at 12:50, James Howlett wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Is there any plan to reduce the memory usage of Webkit so that it
> >> uses less memory (runs better) on phone?
> >> if yes, where can I find ideas to reduce memory usage of Webkit
> >> (e.g. bug report, roadmap)?
> >
> > Memory footprint is an area that we are actively working on.  If you
> > have a scenario in which WebKit uses more memory than you would
> > expect, please file a bug report with detailed information so that we
> > can reproduce the problem, and it will be investigated.
> >
> > - Mark
> >
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