Steve, The word "leak" is the normal term for memory that is allocated by not freed.
If all software was perfect, many of us would be out of a job. I bet that anybody that has done any significant amount of programming has made at least one mistake in their code, the chances of mistakes in a product with millions of lines of code is quite high. BTW I am a mainframe person of over 35 years working on code mostly written by S*n. I object to being called PC, either Personal Computer or Politically Correct. :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Poil Java z/OS Level 3 Service IBM United Kingdom Limited, Hursley Park, Winchester SO21 2JN Internal: 246824 External: +44 (0)1962 816824 Java debugging: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/diagnosis/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Thompson, Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> 12/12/2007 15:00 Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> To [email protected] cc Subject Re: REGION=0M and LSQA -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Poil Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 3:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: REGION=0M and LSQA <SNIP> The problem is the variability of (2) through (4) which cannot be calculated due to its complexity. Also there is the ever present issue of defects which cause some memory leaks. <SNIP> <rant> Since memory is not a liquid, how can it leak? Or is this how the PC oriented crowd explains poor programming practices? <\rant> Regards, Steve Thompson -- All opinions expressed by me are my own and may not necessarily reflect those of my employer. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html Unless stated otherwise above: IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number 741598. Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
