Re: [Boost-users] Boost.Thread memory leak reported

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-08-26 04:07:36

Foster Gareth wrote:
>> Because Purify is smart and doesn't report false leaks.
>
> "False leaks"??

Yep. A program leaks when it continually allocates memory without 
deallocating it.

An allocation that is done once per program lifetime is not a leak. The 
allocated memory will not increase with time, no matter for how long the 
program is run.