From: shibata.hiroshi@...
Date: 2014-01-30T06:17:21+00:00
Subject: [ruby-core:60314] [ruby-trunk - Bug #8984] ObjectSpace.memsize_of(obj) should return with sizeof(RVALUE)

Issue #8984 has been updated by Hiroshi SHIBATA.

Target version changed from 2.1.0 to current: 2.2.0

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Bug #8984: ObjectSpace.memsize_of(obj) should return with sizeof(RVALUE)
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/8984#change-44805

* Author: Koichi Sasada
* Status: Assigned
* Priority: Normal
* Assignee: Koichi Sasada
* Category: ext
* Target version: current: 2.2.0
* ruby -v: -
* Backport: 1.9.3: UNKNOWN, 2.0.0: UNKNOWN
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Now, ObjectSpace.memsize_of(obj) return without sizeof(RVALUE).
For example, ObjectSpace.memsize_of('foo') returns 0 because shorter string are embedded in RVALUE.

Proposal is returning the size including sizeof(RVALUE).
If we introduce variable RVALUE size (*1), then it will help.

*1: for example, T_FLOAT only use sizeof(double).
    Only 2 words (or 1 word on 64bit enviornment) are needed.


Question is: it breaks compatibility, but anyone care about it?

Another option is to add optional parameter. memsize_of(obj, include_rvalue: true), etc.





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