Subj : Re: returning arguments
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Joe Seigh
Date : Wed Jun 29 2005 09:29 am

Huub wrote:
>>
> Thank you. Since my source on threads is offline: do I have to use 
> free(..) after pthread_join(..,..);?

You have to use free() for any malloc'd memory after you're finished with
it if you want to avoid memory leaks.  Or you could use a buffer pool to
recycle the buffers.  Or you could pass a statically preallocated buffer
to the thread as its parameter and use that to return information.

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Joe Seigh

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