1 files changed, 12 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/alloc.c b/src/alloc.c
index e3b65c1a4f4..5b42a0016a8 100644
--- a/src/alloc.c
+++ b/src/alloc.c
@@ -3003,13 +3003,17 @@ allocate_frame ()
 struct Lisp_Process *
 allocate_process ()
 {
-  EMACS_INT len = VECSIZE (struct Lisp_Process);
-  struct Lisp_Vector *v = allocate_vectorlike (len, MEM_TYPE_PROCESS);
+  /* Memory-footprint of the object in nb of Lisp_Object fields.  */
+  EMACS_INT memlen = VECSIZE (struct Lisp_Process);
+  /* Size if we only count the actual Lisp_Object fields (which need to be
+     traced by the GC).  */
+  EMACS_INT lisplen = PSEUDOVECSIZE (struct Lisp_Process, pid);
+  struct Lisp_Vector *v = allocate_vectorlike (memlen, MEM_TYPE_PROCESS);
   EMACS_INT i;
 
-  for (i = 0; i < len; ++i)
+  for (i = 0; i < lisplen; ++i)
     v->contents[i] = Qnil;
-  v->size = len;
+  v->size = lisplen;
 
   return (struct Lisp_Process *) v;
 }
@@ -5558,6 +5562,10 @@ mark_object (arg)
           if (size & PSEUDOVECTOR_FLAG)
             size &= PSEUDOVECTOR_SIZE_MASK;
 
+          /* Note that this size is not the memory-footprint size, but only
+             the number of Lisp_Object fields that we should trace.
+             The distinction is used e.g. by Lisp_Process which places extra
+             non-Lisp_Object fields at the end of the structure.  */
           for (i = 0; i < size; i++) /* and then mark its elements */
             mark_object (ptr->contents[i]);
         }