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Subject: Re: /proc/<n>/maps getting _VERY_ long
To: cw@f00f.org (Chris Wedgwood)
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>     Ouch, what kind of application is this happening with ?
> 
> Mozilla.  Presumably some of the Gnome applications might be the same
> as they use lots and lots of shared libraries (anyone out there Gnome
> inflicted and can check?).
> 
> Why do we no longer merge? Is it too expensive?  If so, perhaps we

Linus took itout because it was quite complex and nobody seemed to have
cases that triggered it or made it useful