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RECLAIM AND STORAGE
- To: ACHENBACH at SUMEX-AIM, NEVES at SUMEX-AIM
- Subject: RECLAIM AND STORAGE
- From: HARTLEY at BBN-TENEXD
- Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1979 12:10:50 -8000
- Date: 24 Jan 1979 1512-EST
- Cc: MASINTER at PARC, LEWIS
IF I UNDERSTAND THE MESSAGE CORRECTLY THE QUESTION IS:
HOW COME THE AMOUNT OF LIST SPACE USED INCREASSES SUBSTANTIALLY
BETWEEN SEQUENTIAL RECLAIM() STORAGE(). I JUST TRIED IT
AND FIND AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 500 LIST CELLS IN USE EACH TIME.
THE REASON IS THAT THE RESULTS OF THE CALL TO STORAGE
ARE STORED ON THE HISTORY LIST - AND MUST TAKE THAT MUCH
SPACE TO DO SO. IF YOU USE CONTROL-W (I.E. ^W(STORAGE)) THEN
THERE IS NO INCREASE.
ALICE
P.S. WHILE THE GC MAY DO ODD THINGS ABOUT ALLOCATING MOADDITIONAL
STORAGE - IT DOES NOTHING ODD ABOUT STORAGE USED .
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