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Re:Everything old is new again: memory optimization by muskstinks on Friday March 27, 2026 @12:59PM (#47545257)
Real Memory: 138 MB Virtual Memory: 390 GB <<<<<< wtf? :) Shared Memory: 143 MB Private Memory: 34 MB
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Re:Everything old is new again: memory optimization by astrange on Saturday March 28, 2026 @04:00PM (#47557708)
The 390GB is because of implementation details of GPU drivers. It's not wrong but it also doesn't matter at all.

(The only number that actually means anything there is the first one, but the label for it is basically meaningless. Use `footprint` in Terminal for a better explanation of memory use.)

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