Lua Memory Usage on function calls

[Dero]

Hey Guys,

i made a little Addon to analyze the Memory usage of Lua.
While playing around a little bit with it, i noticed, that every function call consumes a bit of Memory wich isnt get freed after function ended. e.g.

ESO_MU.Collect()

Am i doing something wrong, or is it just Lua, wich isn't collecting the garbage in a proper time?

functions:
/mu start [time in ms] -- starts the memory display (default 500 ms)
/mu stop -- hides the memory display and stops at next interval
/mu collect -- collects the garbage and displays the freed memory in Chat

Here is the Memory Usage Addon if someone wants to check: MemoryUsage.zip

[merlight]

As long as garbage is collected at some point, it's ok. Immediate collection is IMO only possible with reference-counting (such as in Python); which Lua doesn't use because it poses much bigger problems than delayed collection http://lua-users.org/wiki/GarbageCollectionTutorial

[katkat42]

Originally Posted by merlight Immediate collection is IMO only possible with reference-counting (such as in Python); which Lua doesn't use because it poses much bigger problems than delayed collection

I'd also be tempted to link to this funny story.

[Minceraft]

Originally Posted by katkat42 I'd also be tempted to link to this funny story.

Hehe, thanks for that!! I have now bookmarked that site!!