[Info-vax] Memory Management (was Re: Running Alpha VMS under the ES40 emulator)

[glen herrmannsfeldt]

JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot at vaxination.ca> wrote:

(snip)

> A properly written browser would have it "locally" release all memory
> associated with a web page when that tab is closed. This may not be
> reflected in the process virtual memory.

That would be easier if it was allocated in whole pages.
 
> And when a new tab and web page is opened, that locally released memory
> can be re-used to build the new web page display, thus no need to go to
> the OS and request more memory be allocated to the process.

(snip)

-- glen