5 Jun
2008
5 Jun
'08
2:26 a.m.
Achim Schneider wrote:
You don't come across space-leaks in strict programs often because data is usually allocated statically even if execution is non-strict.
Piping /dev/zero into a program that just sleeps does leak space, though.
It only leaks 8K or whatever size your system buffers pipes until it suspends the writer though... or do I misunderstand your analogy?