After some further analysis, it seems that the problem lies on the DexFile. The PathClassLoader internally invokes the DexFile which apparently unzips the package to retrieve the class. However, these resources don't seem to be released.
B. On Dec 17, 3:45 pm, "B++" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the response. > > I have already run it using hprof and mat, and located the issue, and > the problem lies in here: > onCreate(..) { > ... > PathClassLoader classLoader = new PathClassLoader("/path/to/apk.apk", > getClassLoader()); > classLoader.loadClass("path.to.class"); > classLoader = null; > > } > > Only these three lines will cause a "leak" if you keep on creating > this activity and destroying it with the back button. > The class is getting loaded successfully, but the resources are never > released. As you can see, I set the reference of the classLoader to > null, and I never instantiate any object using the loaded class, but > the problem still persists. > > I have isolated the code as above, and you can clearly see that the > memory is growing. > > Can the getClassLoader() reference create a problem here? > > Thanks > > B. > > On Dec 17, 2:57 pm, fadden <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Dec 17, 7:45 am, "B++" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > The problem is that this happens even if no objects are instantiated > > > using the loaded class. There seems a problem with garbage collector, > > > which doesn't seem to release resources about the loaded class on > > > Destroy even if there are no references to it. > > > It usually turns out that something is holding a reference to whatever > > it is that isn't getting thrown away. The best way to figure this out > > is to get the HPROF output and run it through jhat or MAT. > > > See also: > > http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2009/01/avoiding-memory-leaks.... > > http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/dalvik.git;a=blob_plain;f=d... > > http://kohlerm.blogspot.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
