Re: [PHP-DEV] PHP4: php_module holds memory to long ! From: Sascha Schumann (sascha <email protected>)
Date: 01/10/01

> >From AIX docco...
> "The sbrk subroutine adds to the break value the number of bytes contained in
> the Increment parameter and changes the amount of available space accordingly.
> The Increment parameter can be a negative number, in which case the amount of
> available space is decreased."

    Thanks for the correction! I have never seen that in action
    though. Usually, the C library will keep freed memory in
    free lists and does not decrease the size of the data
    segment using sbrk.

    - Sascha 

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