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Note unloadObj changes in release notes.
Signed-off-by:
Austin Seipp
<
aseipp@pobox.com
>
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<sect3>
<title>
Runtime system
</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
The RTS linker can now unload object code at
runtime (when using the GHC API
<literal>
ObjLink
</literal>
module.) Previously,
GHC would not unload the old object file, causing
a gradual memory leak as more objects were loaded
over time.
</para>
<para>
Note that this change in unloading behavior
<emphasis>
only
</emphasis>
affects statically
linked binaries, and not dynamic ones.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The performance of
<literal>
StablePtr
</literal>
s and
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erikd
@trac-erikd
mentioned in issue
#8205 (closed)
·
Aug 31, 2013
mentioned in issue
#8205 (closed)
mentioned in issue #8205
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