3 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8a2788b144..7cb5a9b370 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Fri Feb 14 15:21:21 2014  Eric Wong <e@80x24.org>
+
+	* benchmark/driver: avoid large alloc in driver process
+	  [ruby-core:59869] [Bug #9430]
+
 Fri Feb 14 15:17:17 2014  Yusuke Endoh  <mame@tsg.ne.jp>
 
 	* ext/fiddle/closure.c: use sizeof(*pcl) for correct sizeof value.
diff --git a/benchmark/driver.rb b/benchmark/driver.rb
index 7dab292a15..4028110659 100644
--- a/benchmark/driver.rb
+++ b/benchmark/driver.rb
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class BenchmarkDriver
   def measure executable, file
     cmd = "#{executable} #{file}"
     m = Benchmark.measure{
-      `#{cmd}`
+      system(cmd, out: File::NULL)
     }
 
     if $? != 0
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 2dbc4c3c87..40dcfcde94 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #define RUBY_VERSION "1.9.3"
-#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 523
+#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 524
 
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_DATE "2014-02-14"
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_YEAR 2014