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bug#51763: 27.2; Displaying many images take all memory
From: |
Stefan Kangas |
Subject: |
bug#51763: 27.2; Displaying many images take all memory |
Date: |
Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:33:32 -0800 |
Thierry Volpiatto <thievol@posteo.net> writes:
>> AFAIU, calling `clear-image-cache' should also the free memory unless we
>> have a memory leak. You could also call this function from your code.
>> Does calling this function free the memory for you?
>
> Yes it does 🙂. I didn't know this function (BTW what about renaming to
> `image-clear-cache`), works great with my code, perhaps you can do the
> same in dired (we use more or less similar code).
Great! For now, this is just a temporary workaround for high memory
usage, so I'd personally be more inclined to work on the underlying
issue than adding it to Image-Dired.
I also believe that you will want to revisit the decision to use it once
this bug is fixed: it is a bit of a sledgehammer and can lead to
undesirable results (slowdowns).
As for renaming it to `image-clear-cache', I think it would be good but
let's see if anyone else thinks otherwise.