From: Operating system: PHP version: 5.4.0beta2 Package: Performance problem Bug Type: Bug Bug description:Anonymous functions create cycles not detected by the GC
Description: ------------ In the following Script 1 and Script 2, the created objects are not destructed until the engine shutdowns because of a reference cycle. The objects hold a reference to an anonymous function that itself hold a reference to the object. It seems that the garbage collector is unable to break the cycle. Script 3 doesn't leak memory because the anonymous function doesn't hold a reference to the object. Test script: --------------- # Script 1 (leaks with php5.4) <?php class Foo { public $x; public function __construct() { $this->x = function() {}; } } echo memory_get_usage(), "\n"; for ($i = 0; $i < 1000; ++$i) { new Foo; } gc_collect_cycles(); echo memory_get_usage(), "\n"; ?> # Script 2 (leaks with php5.3) <?php class Foo { public $x; public function __construct() { $self = $this; $this->x = function() use ($self) {}; } } echo memory_get_usage(), "\n"; for ($i = 0; $i < 1000; ++$i) { new Foo; } gc_collect_cycles(); echo memory_get_usage(), "\n"; ?> # Script 3 (no leak) <?php class Foo { public $x; public function __construct() { $this->x = get_fun(); } } function get_fun() { return function() {}; } echo memory_get_usage(), "\n"; for ($i = 0; $i < 1000; ++$i) { new Foo; } gc_collect_cycles(); echo memory_get_usage(), "\n"; ?> Expected result: ---------------- Memory usage before and after is approximatel the same: 121040 121152 Actual result: -------------- Objects are never freed and memory usage increases: 120724 417640 -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60139&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60139&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60139&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60139&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60139&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60139&r=needdocs Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60139&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60139&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60139&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60139&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60139&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60139&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60139&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60139&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60139&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60139&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60139&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60139&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60139&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60139&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60139&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=60139&r=mysqlcfg