Re: simple questions about +RTS -s output

Peter Hercek wrote:

Hi,

There is an example of +RTS -s output at the end.

I have few simple questions:

What does "9 Mb total memory in use" mean? Is it in mega bytes (MB) or in mega bits (Mb)? I would expect memory usage to be in bytes (B) but a unit for bits (b) seems to be used. Looks like heap size in mega bytes...

It's mega bytes (MB). I fixed the abbreviation a while ago, it'll be correct in 6.10.1. Also there are some new stats about the amount of memory being wasted due to fragmentation in the memory allocator. Cheers, Simon