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Subject:	Re: dlclose not removing dependency dxes
From:	"Juan Manuel Guerrero (juan DOT guerrero AT gmx DOT de) [via djgpp AT delorie DOT com]" <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
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On Friday, September 25, 2015 at 7:21:47 PM UTC+2, Ozkan Sezer (sezeroz AT gmail DOT com) [via djgpp AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> On 9/25/15, Ozkan Sezer <sezeroz AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
> > AFAICS, dlclose()ing of a dxe doesn't remove its dependency dxes along
> > with it, which will result in unnecessarily occupied memory which may
> > prove fatal upon multiple dlopen()/dlclose() of a dxe with deps.  This
> > needs addressing.
> >
> 
> My last argument was inaccurate and misleading. Here's better:
> 
> One has a.dxe and b.dxe; a.dxe depends on b.dxe.  Do dlopen a.dxe
> and b.dxe is opened implicitly.  Do dlcose a.dxe, and b.dxe stays
> open still occupying its memory.  The memory occupied by the unused
> b.dxe might be needed by the app but will be unavailable to it.
> Further dlopen calls for a.dxe will increment the refcount for b.dxe
> which never gets decremented.


Can you provide a minimal sample code to demonstrate the issue?

Regards,
Juan M. Guerrero

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