[petsc-users] memory use of a DMDA

[Jed Brown]

Matthew Knepley <knepley at gmail.com> writes:
> We sometimes allocate temporary memory that we free afterwards (like 2
> vectors which we use to setup the scatters). It will not be allocated
> at the same time as other vectors, but if the OS does not reclaim the
> memory, it will show up on RSS.

That should not show up in the information he's gathering.  Only the
peak allocated at any one time, not the cumulative value of all calls to
malloc.
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