[Mono-bugs] [Bug 36502][Min] New - Strings returned from P/Invoke methods are not freed

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Changed by mathpup@mylinuxisp.com.

http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=36502

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+Bug#: 36502
+Product: Mono/Runtime
+Version: unspecified
+OS: 
+OS Details: SuSE Linux 8.0
+Status: NEW   
+Resolution: 
+Severity: 
+Priority: Minor
+Component: misc
+AssignedTo: mono-bugs@ximian.com                            
+ReportedBy: mathpup@mylinuxisp.com               
+QAContact: mono-bugs@ximian.com
+TargetMilestone: ---
+URL: 
+Cc: 
+Summary: Strings returned from P/Invoke methods are not freed
+
+Description of Problem:   
+   
+When P/Invoke method, such as    
+   
+static extern string myFunction();   
+   
+is called, the runtime converts the char* actually returned by the method   
+into System.String. However, according to Dietmar, the Mono runtime never   
+frees the char* string. I understand that under .NET, the runtime assumes  
+that the memory was allocated using CoTaskMemAlloc() and it attempts to 
+free the memory.