I ran: valgrind --tool=massif --heap=yes git blame gcc/ChangeLog it used about 2.25GB How do you interpret the massif output? Command: git blame gcc/ChangeLog == 0 =========================== Heap allocation functions accounted for 98.2% of measured spacetime Called from: 34.3% : 0x44EFC2: patch_delta (git-compat-util.h:235) 24.7% : 0x45DD38: cache_or_unpack_entry (git-compat-util.h:235) 13.1% : 0x4909FC: xdl_cha_alloc (xutils.c:113) 12.0% : 0x461277: strbuf_grow (git-compat-util.h:268) 5.9% : 0x40EF5A: cmd_blame (git-compat-util.h:235) 2.6% : 0x48FA5E: xdl_prepare_env (xprepare.c:79) 1.9% : 0x45D775: unpack_compressed_entry (git-compat-util.h:235) 1.5% : 0x452FE5: read_index_from (git-compat-util.h:284) 1.3% : 0x48F672: xdl_prepare_ctx (xprepare.c:162) and 61 other insignificant places == 1 =========================== Context accounted for 34.3% of measured spacetime 0x44EFC2: patch_delta (git-compat-util.h:235) Called from: 34.3% : 0x45DA03: unpack_entry (sha1_file.c:1578) --------------------------------- Context accounted for 24.7% of measured spacetime 0x45DD38: cache_or_unpack_entry (git-compat-util.h:235) Called from: 24.7% : 0x45F175: read_packed_sha1 (sha1_file.c:1815) --------------------------------- Context accounted for 13.1% of measured spacetime 0x4909FC: xdl_cha_alloc (xutils.c:113) Called from: 6.6% : 0x48F75B: xdl_prepare_ctx (xprepare.c:192) 4.0% : 0x48F83A: xdl_prepare_ctx (xprepare.c:115) --------------------------------- Context accounted for 12.0% of measured spacetime 0x461277: strbuf_grow (git-compat-util.h:268) Called from: 12.0% : 0x4617F4: strbuf_read (strbuf.c:192) and 2 other insignificant places --------------------------------- Context accounted for 5.9% of measured spacetime 0x40EF5A: cmd_blame (git-compat-util.h:235) Called from: 5.9% : 0x40405A: handle_internal_command (git.c:266) --------------------------------- Context accounted for 2.6% of measured spacetime 0x48FA5E: xdl_prepare_env (xprepare.c:79) Called from: 2.6% : 0x48F21A: xdl_do_diff (xdiffi.c:332) --------------------------------- Context accounted for 1.9% of measured spacetime 0x45D775: unpack_compressed_entry (git-compat-util.h:235) Called from: 1.9% : 0x45D945: unpack_entry (sha1_file.c:1606) and 1 other insignificant place --------------------------------- Context accounted for 1.5% of measured spacetime 0x452FE5: read_index_from (git-compat-util.h:284) Called from: 1.5% : 0x40FAD7: cmd_blame (builtin-blame.c:2075) --------------------------------- Context accounted for 1.3% of measured spacetime 0x48F672: xdl_prepare_ctx (xprepare.c:162) Called from: 0.6% : 0x48FAAB: xdl_prepare_env (xprepare.c:280) and 1 other insignificant place == 2 =========================== Context accounted for 34.3% of measured spacetime 0x44EFC2: patch_delta (git-compat-util.h:235) 0x45DA03: unpack_entry (sha1_file.c:1578) Called from: 41.7% : 0x45D9BE: unpack_entry (sha1_file.c:1567) 33.3% : 0x45F175: read_packed_sha1 (sha1_file.c:1815) --------------------------------- Context accounted for 24.7% of measured spacetime 0x45DD38: cache_or_unpack_entry (git-compat-util.h:235) 0x45F175: read_packed_sha1 (sha1_file.c:1815) Called from: 24.7% : 0x45F55D: read_sha1_file (sha1_file.c:1881) --------------------------------- Context accounted for 6.6% of measured spacetime 0x4909FC: xdl_cha_alloc (xutils.c:113) 0x48F75B: xdl_prepare_ctx (xprepare.c:192) Called from: 2.9% : 0x48FAAB: xdl_prepare_env (xprepare.c:280) 1.6% : 0x48FAD0: xdl_prepare_env (xprepare.c:285) --------------------------------- Context accounted for 4.0% of measured spacetime 0x4909FC: xdl_cha_alloc (xutils.c:113) 0x48F83A: xdl_prepare_ctx (xprepare.c:115) Called from: 4.0% : 0x48FAAB: xdl_prepare_env (xprepare.c:280) and 1 other insignificant place --------------------------------- Context accounted for 12.0% of measured spacetime 0x461277: strbuf_grow (git-compat-util.h:268) 0x4617F4: strbuf_read (strbuf.c:192) Called from: 12.0% : 0x461881: strbuf_read_file (strbuf.c:228) --------------------------------- Context accounted for 5.9% of measured spacetime 0x40EF5A: cmd_blame (git-compat-util.h:235) 0x40405A: handle_internal_command (git.c:266) Called from: 5.9% : 0x4045C9: main (git.c:456) --------------------------------- Context accounted for 2.6% of measured spacetime 0x48FA5E: xdl_prepare_env (xprepare.c:79) 0x48F21A: xdl_do_diff (xdiffi.c:332) Called from: 2.6% : 0x48F3B0: xdl_diff (xdiffi.c:542) --------------------------------- Context accounted for 1.9% of measured spacetime 0x45D775: unpack_compressed_entry (git-compat-util.h:235) 0x45D945: unpack_entry (sha1_file.c:1606) Called from: 2.4% : 0x45F175: read_packed_sha1 (sha1_file.c:1815) and 1 other insignificant place --------------------------------- Context accounted for 1.5% of measured spacetime 0x452FE5: read_index_from (git-compat-util.h:284) 0x40FAD7: cmd_blame (builtin-blame.c:2075) Called from: 1.5% : 0x40405A: handle_internal_command (git.c:266) --------------------------------- Context accounted for 0.6% of measured spacetime 0x48F672: xdl_prepare_ctx (xprepare.c:162) 0x48FAAB: xdl_prepare_env (xprepare.c:280) Called from: 0.6% : 0x48F21A: xdl_do_diff (xdiffi.c:332) ================================= End of information. Rerun with a bigger --depth value for more. -- Jon Smirl jonsmirl@xxxxxxxxx - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html