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List:       netbsd-tech-kern
Subject:    Re: Memory leak?
From:       Julian Assange <proff () iq ! org>
Date:       1999-11-18 20:03:10
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Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov> writes:

> On 18 Nov 1999 09:47:17 -0800 
>  Michael Graff <explorer@flame.org> wrote:
> 
>  > Is there any reason vnodes are kept on a private free list, rather
>  > than being given back to the memory pool like ffsinodes are?
> 
> Yes, vnodes are lazily-reclaimed; things still reference them while
> they're on the free list, and once they're pulled of to be re-used,
> the reclaimation actually happens.
> 
> Don't worry; it's all good :-)
> 
>         -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>

Have you thought about explicity including support for reference
counding into pool(9)?

Cheers,
Julian.

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