Re: PHP4: php_module holds memory to long !
| From: | Sascha Schumann | Date: | Wed, 10 Jan 2001 19:13:08 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: PHP4: php_module holds memory to long ! | ||
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> >From AIX docco...
> "The sbrk subroutine adds to the break value the number of bytes contained in
> the Increment parameter and changes the amount of available space accordingly.
> The Increment parameter can be a negative number, in which case the amount of
> available space is decreased."
Thanks for the correction! I have never seen that in action
though. Usually, the C library will keep freed memory in
free lists and does not decrease the size of the data
segment using sbrk.
- Sascha