Memory management：when rust return memory to OS?

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I have done a test: use hashmap insert some string, and use cmd"top -pid" to show the progressInfo,the memory footprint slowly gets higher, but when I remove,the memory footprint never change even the hashmap have none data。
so，why memory footprint unchanged?when rust return memory to OS?
pls help me!
thanks!!

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This StackOverflow answer is written for C++ but does a really good job explaining what's happening here. I'd recommend giving it a read: c++ - Why don't memory allocators actively return freed memory to the OS? - Stack Overflow

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The HashMap type will not automatically decrease the size of the allocation, but you can tell it to do so with shrink_to_fit. Additionally the memory is freed when it goes out of scope.

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thank u!!I have see this answer, it is really helpful!

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yes, i know that, it will free, but not return to os, just in rust virtual memory。
thanks for your kindness ..^ _ ^..

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