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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Query on kdelibs/kdecore/io/kgrantpty.c
From:       "Gabriel Anderson" <zettablade () gmail ! com>
Date:       2007-07-30 12:25:56
Message-ID: 26bbda730707300525m30d56253q3061d0c06f46c901 () mail ! gmail ! com
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> Because the way your program does it and the way the OS does are not directly
> comparable -- the way the OS does it is much cheaper.  It's like buying in
> bulk 'cept you get the bulk price even if you only buy one unit.

So the difference between the OS freeing allocated memory and manually
freeing is noticeable?

> I'm still in favor of explicitly freeing things -- but I'm not religious about
> it, there's reasons for not doing it as well.
>

I maybe a tad religious about it, but that's only because I like
feeling in control.

> > There's
> > ALWAYS the possibility that the OS doesn't free those resources.
>
> Only on a severely broken OS.  I don't think we should even consider that
> case, as realistic.  At least, it is ignoreable until KDE wants to be ported
> to said brain-dead OS.
>

Oh, you mean windows? (bad joke)
 
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