id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
22699	Imagick: PHP memory_limit not increased to WP_MAX_MEMORY_LIMIT before load	DH-Shredder	ryan	"Currently, the PHP memory_limit is not automatically increased to `WP_MAX_MEMORY_LIMIT` in Imagick, as it is in GD.

This was initially done because Imagick uses significantly less RAM.
From a basic test, an initial upload does clock at a lot less PHP memory used for a general iPhone 4 JPG upload (34mb peak used vs. 78mb peak).

But, some users with with 32mb limits may have issues with Imagick, where they wouldn't have previously with GD.

http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor-gd.php#L89
http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor-imagick.php#L119"	defect (bug)	closed	normal	3.5	Media	3.5	normal	fixed	has-patch commit