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Some other things to note:
Some other things to note:


* Please use <tt>size_t</tt> for the sizes in functions like this. Although <tt>nsIMemoryReporter</tt> uses <tt>PRInt64</tt>, this is only because you can't use <tt>size_t</tt> in IDL.  So it's best to mostly use <tt>size_t</tt> and convert to <tt>PRInt64</tt> as late as possible.
* Please use <tt>size_t</tt> for the sizes in functions like this. Although <tt>nsIMemoryReporter</tt> uses <tt>int64_t</tt>, this is only because you can't use <tt>size_t</tt> in IDL.  So it's best to mostly use <tt>size_t</tt> and convert to <tt>int64_t</tt> as late as possible.


* You don't always need both <tt>SizeOfExcludingThis</tt> and <tt>SizeOfIncludingThis</tt>.  Implement one or both as needed.  If you have both, <tt>SizeOfExcludingThis</tt> is the interesting one;  <tt>SizeOfIncludingThis</tt> always has the same basic form.
* You don't always need both <tt>SizeOfExcludingThis</tt> and <tt>SizeOfIncludingThis</tt>.  Implement one or both as needed.  If you have both, <tt>SizeOfExcludingThis</tt> is the interesting one;  <tt>SizeOfIncludingThis</tt> always has the same basic form.
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