8 processes for a single Tab ?

[manasij7479]

Any idea why a single empty tab opens up 8 (zombie?) processes ?
Is something here not what that appears ?

[Elysia]

It doesn't use 8 processes per tab. It has one process per tab + some other processes that handles other functions than tabs.
If you're concerned about memory, don't use Chrome. It eats up a ton.

[Yarin]

This is true, I had to discover it the hard way, Firefox with _a lot_ of tabs open often still uses less than Chrome with just few on basic pages.
I suppose it's the classic RAM <-> CPU usage tradeoff.

[cyberfish]

Chrome uses a new process for every tab (sandboxing). Theoretically better for security and stability.

Firefox shares as much memory between tabs as possible.

[Elysia]

Chrome uses a new process for every tab (sandboxing). Theoretically better for security and stability.

However, that has its price.
20 tabs in Chrome uses about 1 GB memory, while in Firefox it uses ~400 MB.
I think I understand why Firefox hasn't implemented such a scheme yet.

[cyberfish]

However, that has its price.
20 tabs in Chrome uses about 1 GB memory, while in Firefox it uses ~400 MB.
I think I understand why Firefox hasn't implemented such a scheme yet.

True. I usually have around 40 tabs open, and that eats about 2GB of memory.

I don't really mind. I have 4GB and unused memory is unused memory (I also have an SSD, so disk caching is not that important).