I've run XrdClient code through the Valgrind memory checker and have found multiple leaks. 1------------------------------------------------------------- Valgrind: ==27481== 32 bytes in 1 blocks are definitely lost in loss record 5 of 22 ==27481== at 0x1B903E96: operator new(unsigned) (vg_replace_malloc.c:133) ==27481== by 0x8064780: XrdClientConn::DoHandShake(short) (XrdClientConn.cc:1022) ==27481== by 0x8062BD4: XrdClientConn::GetAccessToSrv() (XrdClientConn.cc:804) ==27481== by 0x805BA80: XrdClient::Open(unsigned short, unsigned short) (XrdClient.cc:160) Code: fLBSUrl = new XrdClientUrlInfo(fUrl.GetUrl()); Resolution: -The destructor ~XrdClientConn must delete 'fLSBUrl' AND before each 'fLBSUrl = new ...' must do a delete -A better solution would be to make fLSBUrl a std::auto_ptr<XrdClientUrlInfo> 2------------------------------------------------------------- Valgrind: ==27481== 80 bytes in 4 blocks are definitely lost in loss record 9 of 22 ==27481== at 0x1B903E96: operator new(unsigned) (vg_replace_malloc.c:133) ==27481== by 0x8070934: XrdClientPhyConnection::BuildMessage(bool, bool) (XrdClientPhyConnection.cc:384) ==27481== by 0x806EBA3: SocketReaderThread (XrdClientPhyConnection.cc:50) Code: XrdClientPhyConnection::BuildMessage returns a new XrdClientMessage, but in SocketReaderThread we see while (1) { thisObj->BuildMessage(TRUE, TRUE); thisObj->CheckAutoTerm(); } the return value is ignored Resolution: -delete the value returned from the line ' thisObj->BuildMessage(TRUE, TRUE);' -better solution is to have XrdClientPhyConnection::BuildMessage return a std::auto_ptr<XrdClientMessage> 3------------------------------------------------------------- Valgrind: ==27481== 231 bytes in 9 blocks are definitely lost in loss record 15 of 22 ==27481== at 0x1B903D1C: malloc (vg_replace_malloc.c:131) ==27481== by 0x4207A5EF: strdup (in /lib/tls/libc-2.3.2.so) ==27481== by 0x807FF7B: XrdNetDNS::getHostName(sockaddr&, char**, int, char**) (in /A/lnx106/cdat/linux/t em/cdj/build/xrootd/Linux/bin/testExe.exe) ==27481== by 0x807FE01: XrdNetDNS::getHostName(sockaddr&, char**) (in /A/lnx106/cdat/linux/tem/cdj/build/ xrootd/Linux/bin/testExe.exe) ==27481== by 0x807FDC9: XrdNetDNS::getHostName(char*, char**) (in /A/lnx106/cdat/linux/tem/cdj/build/xroo td/Linux/bin/testExe.exe) ==27481== by 0x8067894: XrdClientConn::GetDomainToMatch(std::string) (XrdClientConn.cc:1545) ==27481== by 0x805F88F: XrdClientConn::XrdClientConn() (XrdClientConn.cc:74) ==27481== by 0x805AB5E: XrdClient::XrdClient(char const*) (XrdClient.cc:50) Code: The 2nd argument of XrdNetDNS::getHostName(sockaddr&, char**, int, char**) returns a new 'char*' which is not deleted. This value is returned from XrdNetDNS::getHostName(char*, char**) Resolution: -XrdClientConn::GetDomainToMatch(..) should delete the value returned from XrdNetDNS::getHostName -better, change the code to use 'std::string' instead of 'char*' Chris