Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sat, 1 Feb 1997 10:51:24 -0500 (EST) | From | "Richard B. Johnson" <> | Subject | Runtime library |
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I built libc-5.4.17 last night. Needed to modify linux/ipc.h ... #include <asm/ipc.h>
This was to get symbol SHMAT.
In ../libc/sysdeps/linux/shmat.c there is a logical provision to include this file if LINUX_VERSION_CODE > 131328. Don't know why it didn't happen.
Anyway I am happy to report that the new malloc()/Free() in libc-5.4.17 DOES return contiguous RAM to the kernel when free() is called. This was an important fix. Anybody having trouble with memory "leaks" is advised to re-link their possible "leakers" with the new library.
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