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- On Linux, the Go runtime now releases memory back to the operating
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- system only when the OS is under memory pressure. This is more
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- efficient, but means a process's RSS (resident set size) won't
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- decrease unless the OS is running out of memory.
+ On Linux, the runtime now uses MADV_FREE to release unused
+ memory. This is more efficient but may result in higher reported
+ RSS. The kernel will reclaim the unused data when it is needed.
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