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On 31 Aug 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I'm not sure what SvGROW does, but if it involves a malloc
> without freeing the old buffer, you've got the same problem as before.
> Each time the perl version of get_client_block is called,
> SvGROW will work it's majic on RAM, and perl won't give that RAM
> back to the OS.
I'm ignorant enough on the rest of what you're talking about to keep
my mouth shut, but I should point out that perl can't give RAM back to
the OS. It can only give RAM back to the rest of the perl process.
If you allocate 64M in the first 100msec to initialize your process,
and then you stay alive for 2 weeks, that 64M is missing from the system
for 2 weeks.
- --
"The Funk, the whole Funk, and nothing but the Funk."
Billy Donahue <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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