Re: g_mem-chunk_destroy does not free memory for GLib > 2.8

[Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter () xs4all nl>]

Hi,

Memory leaks are real bugs that need to be fixed in the release  
branch. So yeah, careful backporting is required.

Thanx,
Jaap

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On 13 okt 2009, at 03:55, "Anders Broman" <anders.broman () ericsson com>  
wrote:

> Hi,
> Should fixes to these probleems be backported to 1.2.3?
> Regards
> Anders
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wireshark-dev-bounces () wireshark org
> [mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces () wireshark org] On Behalf Of Bill Meier
> Sent: den 11 oktober 2009 15:32
> To: Developer support list for Wireshark
> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] g_mem-chunk_destroy does not free memory
> for GLib > 2.8
>
> Kovarththanan Rajaratnam wrote:
> > Hey Bill,
> >
> >
> > Is there any reason why we couldn't use se_alloc and friends? This
> > should be faster now that we're defaulting to _not_ use canaries for
> > seasonal memory.
>
> Using se_alloc is the conclusion I came to.... (when the code frees
> GMemChunk memory per-capture).
>
> However: packet-isakmp destroys GMemChunks more often. I haven't yet
> looked at the other dissectors (and other code) using GMemChunks to  
> see
> if there are other cases wherein GMemChunks are destroyed more often
> than every capture.
>
> If so, it occurs to me that it might be quite simple to just allow
> dissectors & etc  to init/alloc/free their own emem_chunks using
> slightly generalized emem code.....
>
> Bill
>
>
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