[MODPYTHON-172] Memory leak with util.fieldstorage using mod_python 3.2.8 on apache 2.0.55

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.2.8
• Fix Version/s: 3.2.10, 3.3.1
• Component/s: core
• Environment: Win32 XP SP1 / SP2; Apache 2.0.55 installed from binary (.MSI); Python 2.4.2 or 2.4.3 installed from binary from www.python.org
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Laurent Blanquet
• Created: 11/Jun/06 01:48
• Updated: 17/Apr/07 10:52
• Resolved: 09/Jul/06 17:12

Description

I encounter memory leaks [~ 16 K per request) using the configuration described below.

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Python configuration from Httpd.conf:
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Alias /python/ "d:/python24/B2B/"
<Directory "d:/python24/B2B">
AddHandler mod_python .py
PythonHandler pyHandlerHTTP
PythonDebug On
</Directory>
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Test handler - pyHandlerHTTP.py :
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import mod_python
from mod_python import util

def handler(req):
#Removing this line solves the problem.
F=util.FieldStorage( req )
return mod_python.apache.OK
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HTTP Request (dump using TCPWATCH):
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POST http://localhost:80/python/Alertes.py HTTP/1.0
Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=--------061006144341906
Content-Length: 209
Proxy-Connection: keep-alive
Host: www.tx2-localhost
Accept: text/html, /
User-Agent: Mozilla/3.0 (compatible; Indy Library)
Proxy-Authorization: Basic Og==

----------061006144341906
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="TYPE"

LAST_ALERTS
----------061006144341906
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="FILEAGE"

180

----------061006144341906