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List:       apache-modules
Subject:    Re: [apache-modules] hook for module unloading stuff
From:       Julien ALLANOS <jas () aql ! fr>
Date:       2004-03-31 12:26:48
Message-ID: 406AB908.9070906 () aql ! fr
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Sami Tikka wrote:
> Julien ALLANOS wrote:
> 
>> Actually, I've created a mutex and a file descriptor in the plog pool. 
>> Do I really need to register a cleanup function with the plog pool to 
>> close this file descriptor and destroy the mutex, or are these actions 
>> already taken by default by the core ?
> 
> 
> If you created the file descriptor and mutex with APR functions that 
> took a pool as parameter, I'm pretty sure they are cleaned up 
> automatically when the pool is cleaned up. But really, it is pretty easy 
> to verify... you have the source :)

that's what i thought... however, i believe all the memory used by a 
process should be cleared when it dies, by the unix principles, right ? 
so when apache exits (or non-gracefully restart), all the file 
descriptors and mutexes are destroyed ?
i'll check the source for more information.
-- 
Julien ALLANOS <jas@aql.fr>
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