Bug #73960 [Ver]: Leak with instance method calling static method with referenced return

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73960&edit=1 ID: 73960 Updated by: nikic@php.net Reported by: highmind63 at gmail dot com Summary: Leak with instance method calling static method with referenced return Status: Verified Type: Bug Package: Class/Object related Operating System: Windows 10 and Ubuntu 14.04 PHP Version: 7.0.15 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Reduced testcase: function &leaked(array &$array = null) { $array = array('one'); return $array; } $array = leaked($array); Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2017-01-21 12:50:19] cmb@php.net > This apparently affects 7.0.x but not 7.1.x Running the supplied test script on --enable-debug builds shows memory leaks for PHP-7.1 and master as well. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2017-01-19 21:38:16] danack@php.net This apparently affects 7.0.x but not 7.1.x https://3v4l.org/XBPgY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2017-01-19 18:05:46] highmind63 at gmail dot com Description: ------------ Memory leaks with referenced variable return in static method called by instance method. Test script: --------------- <pre> <?php class Leak { static protected function &leaked(array &$array = null) { $array = array('one'); return $array; } public function toLeaked($array = null) { $array = static::leaked($array); return $array; } public function testLeak() { echo "memory before loop: " . memory_get_usage(true) . PHP_EOL; for ($i = 0; $i < 5000; $i++) { $leak = $this->toLeaked(); } echo "memory after loop: " . memory_get_usage(true) . PHP_EOL; } } $leak = new Leak(); $leak->testLeak(); ?> </pre> Expected result: ---------------- No Leak Actual result: -------------- Leaks Memory: memory before loop: 2097152 memory after loop: 4194304 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73960&edit=1