If the memory is allocated within the DLL, it should be freed from within
the DLL (i.e. you should provide a function exported by the DLL to free such
memory).
Allocating memory with malloc in a DLL and free'ing it from outside the DLL
is bad mojo.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms235460(VS.80).aspx
Have a nice day
GV
----- Original Message -----
From: <gogrady@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <wireshark-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 9:57 AM
Subject: [Wireshark-dev] Memory Leak
Hi all,
So in my dissector, i call a dll that allocates memory for information to
be returned back for output, but when i try and free the memory, i get an
error. I was wondering what the scope of the memory would be and where i
should free it, maybe i'm freeing it wrong. I allocate it in my dll after
if(tree) and free it at the end of the if statement. This is how i
allocate:
char * change = (char *)malloc(string.GetLength()+1);
memset(change,0,string.GetLength()+1);
::strncpy_s(change, string.GetLength()+1, string, string.GetLength());
return change;
and i just want to use free(variable); but i get:
HEAP[wireshark.exe]: Invalid Address specified to RtlFreeHeap( 027E0000,
05E8F998 )
Windows has triggered a breakpoint in wireshark.exe.
This may be due to a corruption of the heap, which indicates a bug in
wireshark.exe or any of the DLLs it has loaded.
This may also be due to the user pressing F12 while wireshark.exe has
focus.
The output window may have more diagnostic information.
pointing to the:
::strncpy_s(change, string.GetLength()+1, string, string.GetLength());
line
Thanks for any help,
Greg
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