Hi,
On Tue, Mar 22, 2005 at 07:00:15PM +0530, Manoj Kumar wrote:
> libpcap does not have "exit()" and libc "exit()" cannot release the
> memory allocated in heap.Only "free()" can release memmory from heap.
> Memory allocated via "malloc" is accounted in heap section of process
> memory, and "pcap_complie()" does "malloc".
> Thus with "malloc" , "free" is necessary.
If the program ends (which is what exit() does), the operating system
will ALWAYS clean up and return all memory.
gert
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