[wellylug] Load averages - Gentoo v. Debian

Daniel Pittman daniel at rimspace.net
Wed Mar 24 13:57:53 NZDT 2010


Colin Templeman <wellylug at biker.geek.nz> writes:
> on 22/03/2010 23:21 Daniel Pittman said:
>
>> ... What compilation options are you using for that Firefox
>> image?  My partner has performance problems like those you describe, and since
>> they are pretty consistent across platforms for you and her, it would be great
>> to know which options you are changing to gain back a "noticeable" amount of
>> performance...
>
> As an aside, you might also like to try the following stanza in her user.js:
>
> // ** This reclaims memory from application on minimise **
> user_pref("config.trim_on_minimize", true);
>
> Despite claims of fixing all the memory leaks in Firefox, I've found it
> necessary to use it myself since the 2.0.x release days (I'm currently using
> 3.6.x).  A quick minimise when it starts to feel sluggish can make it more
> sprightly with minimal disruption. YMMV.

Hey, nice hint!  Thanks.
        Daniel

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