Re: Session memory grows a lot

Posted in 1997

Kevin Goertz — Thu, 18 Dec 1997 18:52:14 -0500 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

There is a know memory problem with the Intersolv ODBC driver that ships with Informix. The memory allocated for BLOBS is not freed correctly, and can cause a huge leak. (Much worse if you are using MFC). This problem is under investigation, and will apparently be fixed early next year. Kevin David Williams wrote: > > In article <67bm64$og9@cssun.mathcs.emory.edu>, Ivan Lopes > <ivan.lopes@rio.rsl.com.br> writes > >Hi, > > > >I am having serious problems because the session memory grows too much. > >Some sessions at the end of the day have 20 Mb!!!! ... > > If it is mainly ralloc then are you using ODBC drivers? If so you may > be experiencing the same problems that I am? > > PS Please note I have NEVER said it was a bug just a problem which is > under investigation by the ODBC Vendor.