gistfile1.rb

def instances(&block)
  GC.enable_stats
  GC.clear_stats
  block.call
  warmup_objs = GC.num_allocations
  warmup_bytes = GC.allocated_size
  GC.clear_stats
  block.call
  puts "=" * 50
  puts "ActiveRecord::IdentityMap.enabled: #{ActiveRecord::IdentityMap.enabled}"
  puts "Objects:"
  puts "Warmup: #{warmup_objs} allocations | #{warmup_bytes} bytes"
  puts "Actual: #{GC.num_allocations} allocations | #{GC.allocated_size} bytes"
end


Account.destroy_all

a = Account.create(:email => '[email protected]')
50.times do |i|
  c = a.posts.create!(:title => "test", :body => "Loldel")
  10.times do
    c.comments.create!(:body => ("lol! " * 10))
  end
end

ActiveRecord::IdentityMap.enabled = true

instances do
  Account.first(:include => :posts).posts.flatten.each do |post|
    post.account.email
  end
end

ActiveRecord::IdentityMap.enabled = false

instances do
  Account.first(:include => :posts).posts.flatten.each do |post|
    post.account.email
  end
end

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ActiveRecord::IdentityMap.enabled: true
Objects:
Warmup: 11648 allocations | 358142 bytes
Actual: 1525 allocations | 35445 bytes
==================================================
ActiveRecord::IdentityMap.enabled: false
Objects:
Warmup: 32266 allocations | 1157171 bytes
Actual: 31972 allocations | 1129915 bytes