Re: [netcdfgroup] netcdf-4 memory leak

• To: Jeff Whitaker <jswhit@xxxxxxxxxxx>
• Subject: Re: [netcdfgroup] netcdf-4 memory leak
• From: Ed Hartnett <ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:52:16 -0600

Jeff Whitaker <jswhit@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Hi all:
>
> I found a memory leak, either in the netcdf-4 or HDF5 libs.  To
> reproduce it,  run the simple_xy_wr.c example program to create a
> file, then open and close it in a loop, monitoring the memory usage
> with top.  If the file is created in netcdf-3 (or netcdf-4 classic)
> format, the memory usage remains constant.  If the file is created in
> NETCDF4 format, the memory usage goes up and up.  Here's the simple
> program to trigger the leak.  I've attached simple_xy_4.nc and
> simple_xy_3.nc - the former will lead to a leak, the latter will not.
>

Thanks!

I will look at this and let you know when it is fixed in the
snapshot...

Ed
-- 
Ed Hartnett  -- ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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