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Subject: Re: poll function don't release all windows handle / possible memory leak
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On Apr 18 11:35, Thomas Stalder wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have found that poll function don't release all windows handle (with
> network socket) and generate memory leak.

That's actually a pthread problem in conjunction with select (poll only
calls select under the hood).  I applied a fix to CVS.  Thanks for the
testcase!


Corinna

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