------- Comment #5 from fgiasson1 at yahoo dot ca 2009-03-05 19:37 ------- Yes but this static __thread variable must be freed somehow when the thread exits.
static __thread variables instantiated elsewhere but in exceptions do not cause leaks. However, when allocated in the exception handling mechanims, it leaks. glibc has nothing to do with exceptions... I believe that it is worth it to look at the static __thread freeing mechanism and see if it covers exceptions [can you point me this code?]. There were no static __thread variables in the exception mechanism in 6.0.3, but now in 6.0.10 there are. If it is not in libstdc++, maybe it is a bug in the compiler? -- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=39366
