c-server memory management

[Peter H|gfeldt]

On 16 Jun 2002, Paul R. Bernard wrote:

> I'm playing with a simple c-server using ic:gen(test.idl,
> [{be,c_server}]).  Most of the parameters are simple types long, short
> and so on.  In a couple cases however it seems a good idea to use the
> builtin erlang:binary type for some of the data I'd like to pass
> around.
> 
> The generated function *__dec that deals with the functions that
> handle the erlang:binary types are 'malloc'ing storage for them.  As
> far as I can see this storage is not being freed so I'm assuming that
> it's my responsibility to free this memory and I should be doing so in
> the appropriate *__rs function.  Correct?  

Right. Since `binary' is typedef'ed as a `sequence' (see `erlang.idl') you
have to. 

[...]
> Thanks,
> 
> - paul
> 

/Peter