When allocating a V8ScriptEngine objects within a loop causes memory to remain allocated even if you force all references to the object to null and eventually crashes the application with a System.AccessViolationException. The details of the crash is below.
_Currently coding against version 5.4.5.0 of ClearScript._
__This Code Snippet Fails (Normally at iteration 134 the failure occurs)__
for (int i = 1; i <= 1000; i++)
{
var v8Engine = new Microsoft.ClearScript.V8ScriptEngine();
v8Engine = null;
}
__This Code Snippet Works:__
for (int i = 1; i <= 1000; i++)
{
var v8Engine = new Microsoft.ClearScript.V8ScriptEngine();
v8Engine = null;
//Invoking Garbage Collection Every 50 V8ScriptEngine object allocated
//Fixes the issue
if(i%50 == 0)
GC.Collect();
}
__Here are the details of the crash:__
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: CLR20r3
Problem Signature 01: ClearScriptDemo.exe
Problem Signature 02: 1.0.0.0
Problem Signature 03: 572a5c94
Problem Signature 04: ClearScriptV8-32
Problem Signature 05: 5.4.5.0
Problem Signature 06: 56e184c1
Problem Signature 07: e6
Problem Signature 08: 78
Problem Signature 09: System.AccessViolationException
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.4
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 0a9e
Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Additional Information 3: 0a9e
Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Comments: Hi again, When you dispose a V8 script engine or runtime, only its unmanaged resources are cleaned up immediately. It's up to the .NET garbage collector to reclaim the managed memory. Consider also that the runtime is what manages V8's memory, so disposing a script engine that shares its runtime with others isn't likely to free up memory until the runtime invokes _its_ garbage collector or is itself disposed. From your description it isn't obvious which resources you're monitoring, nor how you're determining whether memory is being released. Can you provide more information? Thanks!
_Currently coding against version 5.4.5.0 of ClearScript._
__This Code Snippet Fails (Normally at iteration 134 the failure occurs)__
for (int i = 1; i <= 1000; i++)
{
var v8Engine = new Microsoft.ClearScript.V8ScriptEngine();
v8Engine = null;
}
__This Code Snippet Works:__
for (int i = 1; i <= 1000; i++)
{
var v8Engine = new Microsoft.ClearScript.V8ScriptEngine();
v8Engine = null;
//Invoking Garbage Collection Every 50 V8ScriptEngine object allocated
//Fixes the issue
if(i%50 == 0)
GC.Collect();
}
__Here are the details of the crash:__
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: CLR20r3
Problem Signature 01: ClearScriptDemo.exe
Problem Signature 02: 1.0.0.0
Problem Signature 03: 572a5c94
Problem Signature 04: ClearScriptV8-32
Problem Signature 05: 5.4.5.0
Problem Signature 06: 56e184c1
Problem Signature 07: e6
Problem Signature 08: 78
Problem Signature 09: System.AccessViolationException
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.4
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 0a9e
Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Additional Information 3: 0a9e
Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Comments: Hi again, When you dispose a V8 script engine or runtime, only its unmanaged resources are cleaned up immediately. It's up to the .NET garbage collector to reclaim the managed memory. Consider also that the runtime is what manages V8's memory, so disposing a script engine that shares its runtime with others isn't likely to free up memory until the runtime invokes _its_ garbage collector or is itself disposed. From your description it isn't obvious which resources you're monitoring, nor how you're determining whether memory is being released. Can you provide more information? Thanks!
