#581029 libgc complains "Too many heap sections: Increase MAXHINCR or MAX_HEAP_SECTS"

Package:
libgc1c2
Source:
libgc
Submitter:
Volkan YAZICI
Date:
2025-07-28 19:17:05 UTC
Severity:
normal
#581029#5
Date:
2010-05-10 16:58:30 UTC
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On an x64 machine with 128GB memory, boehm gc warns that "Too many heap
sections: Increase MAXHINCR or MAX_HEAP_SECTS" for large allocations.

In my opinion, at least for x64 architectures MAXHINCR and/or
MAX_HEAP_SECTS value(s) should be increased by default.