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Solved bug with memory leak in DBI perl modules used by Pand
Pandora Server use DBI perl modules, that have a memory leak. This was identified as a known bug in several OS (Ubuntu, Debian, Suse Pro).
Slerena has posted the solution in the sourceforge bugs tracker (https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1501805&group_id=155200&atid=794852):
We have a elusive leak in DBI instrastructure that only happens in some kind
of DBI modules. In SUSE Enterprise and RedHat Enterprise works fine, but we
have problems in Ubuntu, Debian, Suse Pro, etc… This problem is now
FIXED 🙂You need to patch and rebuild your DBI.xs from DBI sources. This problem was
solved Jun 16th by Doru Theodor Petrescu.
http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.dbi.dev/4583Instructions:
patch_dbi.patch
diff -uBbr orig/DBI-1.51/DBI.xs DBI-1.51/DBI.xs
— orig/DBI-1.51/DBI.xs 2006-06-06 12:49:13.000000000 +0300
+++ DBI-1.51/DBI.xs 2006-06-12 16:26:52.000000000 +0300
@@ -1069,6 +1069,8 @@
SV *sv = av_shift(av);
if (SvOK(sv))
av_push(av, sv);
+ else
+ sv_free(sv); /* keep it leak-free by Doru Petrescu
pdoru.dbi[at]from.ro */
}
}
}Apply the patch:
patch DBI.xs /tmp/patch_dbi.patch
Build your DBI install
root@abril:~/.cpan/build/DBI-1.51# perl Makefile.PL
make
make installTested with debian and ubuntu and works fine !!, no more leaks !
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