> >(*actual_ptr)->refcount++; > >(*actual_ptr)->is_ref =1; > (a) You only have to set is_ref once. I only set it once... or is increasing the refcount enough? > (b) If you don't increase the refcount, the behavior is > undefined, and is likely to end up crashing PHP. > Not increasing refcount may actually give > you the same behavior as setting is_ref to 1, but it would > crash, sooner or later. What I meant was, without setting _either_ refcount or is_ref (so only the hash_update call), it still works with no mem loss. So, do I need just the refcount++, or the is_ref=1 as well? Cheerio, Marc. -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]