%datahash is initialized as nul since it's not used until we're already inside the forever loop. So when local reinstantiates it at each pass it "restores" it's value to that of the nul list, (). In my usage, I could replace it with %datahash = (); and the functionality would be identical. %datahash is also an unshared variable. No other threads can access it. So so long as Perl's innards are clean, no other thread can tamper with %datahash. I'm using the term thread global to mean it's global only within that one thread. To get program globals u have to share() them.

Does anybody know of a way to "see" data/memory that doesn't have a varname pointing to it? To find out what "anonymous storage" is in use.

In reply to Re^4: Massive Perl Memory Leak by wagnerc
in thread Massive Perl Memory Leak by wagnerc

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