The same problem with New() and Safefree()

I can't reproduce the problem using either malloc/free or New/safefree:
use warnings; use Inline C => Config => BUILD_NOISY => 1; use Inline C => <<'EOC'; struct s { int field1; int field2; int field3; }; void do_simulation() { int i; struct s * m = (struct s*)malloc(10000000 * sizeof(struct s)); for (i=0; i<10000000; i++) { m[i].field1 = 0; m[i].field2 = 1; m[i].field3 = 2; } printf("Sleeping for 5\n"); sleep(5); free(m); printf("Memory freed ... sleep for another 5\n"); sleep(5); printf("Done\n"); } void do_simulation2() { int i; struct s* m; New(1, (struct s*)m, 10000000, struct s); for ( i=0; i<10000000; i++ ) { m[i].field1 = 0; m[i].field2 = 1; m[i].field3 = 2; } printf("Sleeping for 5\n"); sleep(5); Safefree(m); printf("Memory freed ... sleep for another 5\n"); sleep(5); printf("Done\n"); } EOC do_simulation(); do_simulation2();
For me (perl-5.12.0, Win32) the memory is freed as soon as free/Safefree is called.

Perhaps you're up against a feature of mod_perl ?

Cheers,
Rob

In reply to Re^2: Calling a C function using malloc() in a XS by syphilis
in thread Calling a C function using malloc() in a XS by Anonymous Monk

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