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From: Lutz Donnerhacke <lutz@iks-jena.de>
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Subject: Re: dynamic multithreading
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 09:09:36 +0000 (UTC)
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* Preben Randhol wrote:
> Well try this:
> 
> declare
>    type A_Access is access A;
>    a : A_Access := new A;        -- Instance 1.
> begin
>    loop
>       a := new A;                   -- Instance 2: Leaks memory (Instance 1)
>       declare
>         b : A_Access := a;
>       begin
>         b := new A;                 -- Instance 3.
>         a := b;                     -- Leaks memory (Instance 2)
>       end;
>    end loop;
> end;                             -- Frees all three instances.

This will leak unlimited memory. But add:
  for A_Access'Storage_Size use A'Max_Size_In_Storage_Elements * 2;

This will limit the leakage.