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increase in memory usage

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
28/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
haskell
Domain
performance

Research direction

Start with the linked sync report and compare its memory results with node 11.0.1 and 11.1.0; the issue also mentions memory use on tip correlating with ledger snapshots, but does not name relevant files or tests. Clarify which increase needs investigation and what outcome is expected before attempting a change; done should be defined by an agreed benchmark comparison.

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Description

There is a slight increase in memory usage compared to node version 11.0.1 when syncing, but this is significantly less than the regression in 11.1.0. Full details
There is a small increase in memory usage compared to node version 11.0.1 when on tip, which correlates with taking ledger snapshots. (Full details published in release benchmark report; link see below).

any ETA for these ?

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