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1  @c -*-texinfo-*-  @c -*-texinfo-*-
2  @c This is part of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.  @c This is part of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.
3  @c Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999  @c Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2005
4  @c   Free Software Foundation, Inc.  @c   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5  @c See the file elisp.texi for copying conditions.  @c See the file elisp.texi for copying conditions.
6  @setfilename ../info/internals  @setfilename ../info/internals
# Line 368  until the subsequent garbage collection, Line 368  until the subsequent garbage collection,
368  @code{garbage-collect} will set the threshold back to 10,000.  @code{garbage-collect} will set the threshold back to 10,000.
369  @end defopt  @end defopt
370    
371    @defopt gc-cons-percentage
372    The value of this variable is the minimum portion of the heap that
373    should be allocated before a garbage collection takes place.  It is
374    used only if the specified size is larger than
375    @code{gc-cons-threshold}.
376    
377    As the heap size increases, the time to perform a garbage collection
378    increases, so in order to compensate, this variable tries to
379    correspondingly reduce the frequency of collection by letting Emacs
380    allocate more memory between each collection.
381    @end defopt
382    
383    The value returned by @code{garbage-collect} describes the amount of    The value returned by @code{garbage-collect} describes the amount of
384  memory used by Lisp data, broken down by data type.  By contrast, the  memory used by Lisp data, broken down by data type.  By contrast, the
385  function @code{memory-limit} provides information on the total amount of  function @code{memory-limit} provides information on the total amount of

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