Questions tagged [buffer-manager]
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How can I prevent BufferManager / PooledBufferManager in my WCF client app from wasting memory?
Analyzing a WCF client application (that I did not write and still do not know too much about) that talks to a bunch of services via SOAP and after running for a couple of days will throw an OutOfMemoryException, I found out that .net's…

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Is System.ServiceModel.Channels.BufferManager thread-safe?
I create a buffer manager through static member of BufferManager.CreateBufferManager. This new created BufferManager is used by multiple threads.
Should I use a lock with TakeBuffer() and ReturnBuffer() or it is thread-safe by design ?

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A real-world use case for BufferManager
Trying to get to the bottom of an OutOfMemoryException I found that .net's BufferManagers, used by WCF's buffered TransferMode, were responsible for wasting literally hundreds of megabytes (see the question and my own answer on How can I prevent…

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How can I clear the PooledBufferManager for my used once WCF HTTP client?
I have a WCF client application which makes a single service call with a very large response (1GB). I'm finding making this service call uses a lot of memory (500MB) which seems to never get reclaimed even though the response objects are no longer…

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WCF BufferManager ReturnBuffer vs. Clear
I am using BufferManager in my WCF service. I created my own class to wrap around the BufferManager which implements IDisposable. Right now my Dispose method looks like this:
public void Dispose()
{
this.bufferManager.Clear();
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What does Azure Storage BufferManager do, and how/when do I implement it?
The documentation on MSDN for cloudBlobClient.BufferManager describes that this buffer manager improves performance for high-scale applications.
My understanding is that this buffer manager reduces pressure on the GC for many small transactions…

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