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February 18, 2024 14:03
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Memory leaks in Go - Long lived references
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| func readFileDetails(name string) []byte{ | |
| data, err := os.ReadFile(name) | |
| if err != nil { | |
| return err | |
| } | |
| return data[5:10] | |
| } | |
| // not holding reference to underlying memory anymore | |
| func readFileDetails(name string) []byte{ | |
| data, err := os.ReadFile(name) | |
| if err != nil { | |
| return err | |
| } | |
| return bytes.Clone(data[5:10])) | |
| } |
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