[FLEX-20904] Spark Skins cause memory leak

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK Previous
• Component/s: Spark: Application
• Environment: Affected OS(s): Mac; Affected OS(s): Mac OS 10.5; Browser: Firefox 3.x; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Adobe JIRA
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 04/Sep/09 07:19
• Updated: 15/Apr/11 15:05
• Resolved: 25/Jan/10 09:44

Description

I'm using the 4.0.0.8847 SDK.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Download zip - unpackage - import into flashbuilder
2. Run Test1
3. Click the "add test2" button
4. Click remove on the added component

Actual Results:

• Notice the total/current memory continue to increase as you click the "add test2" button
• Notice the total/current memory is OK as you click the "add test4" button.

In the profiler, references to the Test2 application are (among others) ApplicationSkin

Expected Results:
Memory to go to levels before the swf was loaded.

Workaround (if any):