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In which case memory leak happen ?

nallamolu — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:47:31 GMT

Hi World,

This Question is related to linux environment in 2 different cases.

1.) I am accessing process related info in c using /proc/pid/stats file system.

2.) I am accessing same process related info in c using getrusage( ) system call.

In which case memory leak may happen if i run the application for 1 month or more.

Thanks in advance,
Gopi

Re: In which case memory leak happen ?

James R. Ferguson — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:54:39 GMT

Hi Gopi:

Your question lacks the details of the code you intend to use! A memory leak is a _bug_ in code where you have allocated memory ('malloc()' et al.) but subsequently not 'free()'ed that memory leaving it forgotten and unaccounted for in your application.

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: In which case memory leak happen ?

Steven E. Protter — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:18:26 GMT

Shalom Gopi,

Be sure which program is leaking memory.

http://www.hpux.ws/?p=8
Memory leak detector.

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