[omniORB] problem with server memory deallocation

[Luke Deller]

Hi R!SC,

>  test::p1_var ret=n->_this();
>  return ret._retn();

Your servant object (whose class descends from PortableServer::ServantBase) is reference counted.  When you call n->_this() there will be *two* outstanding references to the servant: one held by the POA (because the object has been automatically activated) and another whose ownership is returned to the caller.  The first reference will be removed when the object is deactivated (which would happen when you shut down the ORB unless you explicitly deactivate it earlier), but you need to remove the second reference yourself or it will leak as you have observed.

The easiest thing to do here is to call n->_remove_ref() in between the two lines quoted above.  This way the object will be deleted when the ORB shuts down.

Regards,
Luke.

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