Should I be concerned with the amount of memory my C# applications use?
I have 2 gigs of ram, and I use most of that without running any C#
applications. So, when I see C# applications in development, which are
using much more memory than their Delphi and Python equivalents, I am a
bit worried.
Is there more than meets the eye or is it simply deemed acceptable for
the platform?
-AB 8 4924
C# applications do have a larger footprint because the .NET framework has to
load into memory as well.
"Afanasiy" <ab********@hot mail.com> wrote in message
news:80******** *************** *********@4ax.c om... Should I be concerned with the amount of memory my C# applications use?
I have 2 gigs of ram, and I use most of that without running any C# applications. So, when I see C# applications in development, which are using much more memory than their Delphi and Python equivalents, I am a bit worried.
Is there more than meets the eye or is it simply deemed acceptable for the platform?
-AB
Afanasiy <ab********@hot mail.com> wrote in
news:80******** *************** *********@4ax.c om: Should I be concerned with the amount of memory my C# applications use?
I have 2 gigs of ram, and I use most of that without running any C# applications. So, when I see C# applications in development, which are using much more memory than their Delphi and Python equivalents, I am a bit worried.
Is there more than meets the eye or is it simply deemed acceptable for the platform?
Afanasiy,
Are you using Task Manager (TM) to calculate memory usage? If so, I
think you can ignore those numbers. AFAIK, Microsoft has never made
the algorithm TM uses to calculate memory usage public, so there is
no way to really know what TM is reporting.
Try this to see what I mean:
- open TM.
- start your .Net application.
- note your .Net app's memory usage as reported by TM.
- minimize your .Net app.
- again note your .Net app's memory usage as reported by TM.
- restore your .Net app.
- again note your .Net app's memory usage as reported by TM.
The three memory readings will vary wildly depending upon the state
of your application's main form.
Instead of using TM, use PerfMon: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...l=/library/en-
us/cpgenref/html/cpconruntimepro filing.asp
(or http://tinyurl.com/ypt4t)
or get a .Net-specific memory profiler: http://www.scitech.se/memprofiler/.
Hope this helps.
Chris.
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C.R. Timmons Consulting, Inc. http://www.crtimmonsinc.com/
On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 18:23:36 -0800, "Peter Rilling"
<pe***@nospam.r illing.net> wrote: C# applications do have a larger footprint because the .NET framework has to load into memory as well.
I suppose you mean every I use adds to the memory footprint. This
happens in Delphi and Python as well. Use a module and you incorporate
overhead.
If this is the reason C# applications use much more memory, then I
am surprised the resources for these modules is in no way shared.
I don't think this is exactly it though.
On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 21:49:58 -0800, "Chris R. Timmons"
<crtimmons@X_NO SPAM_Xcrtimmons inc.com> wrote: Afanasiy <ab********@hot mail.com> wrote in news:80******* *************** **********@4ax. com:
Should I be concerned with the amount of memory my C# applications use?
I have 2 gigs of ram, and I use most of that without running any C# applications. So, when I see C# applications in development, which are using much more memory than their Delphi and Python equivalents, I am a bit worried.
Is there more than meets the eye or is it simply deemed acceptable for the platform? Afanasiy,
Are you using Task Manager (TM) to calculate memory usage? If so, I think you can ignore those numbers. AFAIK, Microsoft has never made the algorithm TM uses to calculate memory usage public, so there is no way to really know what TM is reporting.
Actually, GetProcessMemor yInfo can report the same numbers task manager
does. I never ran an API monitor to verify this. However, the fact that
the numbers for WorkingSetSize and PeakWorkingSetS ize as returned by the
Win32 API GetProcessMemor yInfo have always been the same as those seen in
the task manager is enough for me.
Try this to see what I mean:
- open TM. - start your .Net application. - note your .Net app's memory usage as reported by TM. - minimize your .Net app. - again note your .Net app's memory usage as reported by TM. - restore your .Net app. - again note your .Net app's memory usage as reported by TM.
The three memory readings will vary wildly depending upon the state of your application's main form.
The memory use changes you see when minimizing applications is just
windows calling SetProcessWorki ngSetSize. This is expected behaviour.
I have attempted some clever implementations of SetProcessWorki ngSetSize
in my C# applications and they can bring down memory use, but that is
deceptive and destructive to performance. It is primarily a hack.
-AB
Well, anyone of you realizes that
GetProcessWorki ngSetSize
does NOT report memory used? It reports the size of the working set, which
does mot mean that this set actually is allocated memory (virtual or
physical). THe numbers reported back are larger for .NET applcations because
the .NET runtime is a little aggressive setting it's working set size, given
that - she does not allocate any ressources (a.k.a. RAM in this context).
The TaskManager numbers are meaningless for managed applications.
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THONA Software & Consulting Ltd.
(Microsoft MVP C#/.NET)
(CTO PowerNodes Ltd.)
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"Afanasiy" <ab********@hot mail.com> wrote in message
news:pp******** *************** *********@4ax.c om... On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 21:49:58 -0800, "Chris R. Timmons" <crtimmons@X_NO SPAM_Xcrtimmons inc.com> wrote:
Afanasiy <ab********@hot mail.com> wrote in news:80******* *************** **********@4ax. com:
Should I be concerned with the amount of memory my C# applications use?
I have 2 gigs of ram, and I use most of that without running any C# applications. So, when I see C# applications in development, which are using much more memory than their Delphi and Python equivalents, I am a bit worried.
Is there more than meets the eye or is it simply deemed acceptable for the platform?
Afanasiy,
Are you using Task Manager (TM) to calculate memory usage? If so, I think you can ignore those numbers. AFAIK, Microsoft has never made the algorithm TM uses to calculate memory usage public, so there is no way to really know what TM is reporting.
Actually, GetProcessMemor yInfo can report the same numbers task manager does. I never ran an API monitor to verify this. However, the fact that the numbers for WorkingSetSize and PeakWorkingSetS ize as returned by the Win32 API GetProcessMemor yInfo have always been the same as those seen in the task manager is enough for me.
Try this to see what I mean:
- open TM. - start your .Net application. - note your .Net app's memory usage as reported by TM. - minimize your .Net app. - again note your .Net app's memory usage as reported by TM. - restore your .Net app. - again note your .Net app's memory usage as reported by TM.
The three memory readings will vary wildly depending upon the state of your application's main form.
The memory use changes you see when minimizing applications is just windows calling SetProcessWorki ngSetSize. This is expected behaviour.
I have attempted some clever implementations of SetProcessWorki ngSetSize in my C# applications and they can bring down memory use, but that is deceptive and destructive to performance. It is primarily a hack.
-AB
On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 09:07:31 +0100, "Thomas Tomiczek [MVP]"
<t.********@tho na-consulting.com> wrote: Well, anyone of you realizes that
GetProcessWork ingSetSize
does NOT report memory used? It reports the size of the working set, which does mot mean that this set actually is allocated memory (virtual or physical). THe numbers reported back are larger for .NET applcations because the .NET runtime is a little aggressive setting it's working set size, given that - she does not allocate any ressources (a.k.a. RAM in this context).
If the memory use I am seeing was that benign, then I would have no way
to explain the much larger number of page faults in my C# applications.
As such, I don't think that's just it. I think it is in fact using much
of the memory in the working set. It increases it often and page faults
often. That does not indicate simply having a large working set size for
aggressive performance.
A Page fault also happens when non-used memory gets allocated.
The working set in itself means nothing :-)
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THONA Software & Consulting Ltd.
(Microsoft MVP C#/.NET)
(CTO PowerNodes Ltd.)
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"Afanasiy" <ab********@hot mail.com> wrote in message
news:9q******** *************** *********@4ax.c om... On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 09:07:31 +0100, "Thomas Tomiczek [MVP]" <t.********@tho na-consulting.com> wrote:
Well, anyone of you realizes that
GetProcessWork ingSetSize
does NOT report memory used? It reports the size of the working set,
whichdoes mot mean that this set actually is allocated memory (virtual or physical). THe numbers reported back are larger for .NET applcations
becausethe .NET runtime is a little aggressive setting it's working set size,
giventhat - she does not allocate any ressources (a.k.a. RAM in this context).
If the memory use I am seeing was that benign, then I would have no way to explain the much larger number of page faults in my C# applications.
As such, I don't think that's just it. I think it is in fact using much of the memory in the working set. It increases it often and page faults often. That does not indicate simply having a large working set size for aggressive performance.
On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 20:38:30 +0100, "Thomas Tomiczek [MVP]"
<t.********@tho na-consulting.com> wrote: A Page fault also happens when non-used memory gets allocated.
The working set in itself means nothing :-)
So basically, you are saying it's not using 3-10 times as much memory,
and that the 3-10 times as many page faults have nothing to do with
going to secondary storage for program instructions and data, indicative
of requiring a larger working set size. (which I watch it increase)
That I don't believe, and I must imagine approaching and surpassing my
virtual and physical memory limitations with a C# application would be
something to worry about.
As such, I can so far only imagine that C# is in fact using the working
set size, which it deems necessary to increase when it uses more, and
that the page faults are not completely benign.
Given the replies, I must say it is simply something people have accepted.
Since manually setting the working set size causes even more dramatic
performance degradation, I cannot consider that a possible solution.
So, is there one? A solution which would prove that C# applications are
in fact not using the memory in their working set, which they would
increase for no good reason, and which page fault for no bad reason?
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