#4740: [with patch, needs work] Fix memory leak in finite field coercion
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 Reporter:  mabshoff  |        Owner:  robertwb  
     Type:  defect    |       Status:  new       
 Priority:  blocker   |    Milestone:  sage-3.2.3
Component:  memleak   |   Resolution:            
 Keywords:            |  
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Changes (by mabshoff):

  * milestone:  sage-3.4 => sage-3.2.3

Comment:

 Robert,

 the leak seems to be gone in 3.2.2:
 {{{
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 | Sage Version 3.2.2, Release Date: 2008-12-18                       |
 | Type notebook() for the GUI, and license() for information.        |
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 sage: F = GF(13)
 sage: get_memory_usage()
 689.02734375
 sage: for _ in xrange(10000):
 ....:     t = F.coerce(F(234234))
 ....:
 sage: get_memory_usage()
 689.02734375
 sage: for _ in xrange(100000):
 ....:     t = F.coerce(F(234234))
 ....:
 sage: get_memory_usage()
 689.02734375
 sage: for _ in xrange(100000):
 ....:     t = F.coerce(F(234234))
 ....:
 sage: get_memory_usage()
 689.02734375
 sage:
 }}}
 Should we close this ticket as won't fix or is the patch her still
 relevant? In that case we should update the ticket to reflect the actual
 issue being fixed here.

 Cheers,

 Michael

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