[RCF::getRootMutex] Memory Leak ?

[acDev]

Original:

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    Mutex & getRootMutex()
    {
        static Mutex * gpRootMutex = new Mutex;
        return *gpRootMutex;
    }

My way:

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    Mutex gRootMutex;

    Mutex & getRootMutex()
    {
        return gRootMutex;
    }

[jarl]

The purpose of the root mutex is to provide thread safe initialization and deinitialization. As such it has to exist permanently, which is why we don't delete it.

It's not a memory leak, as there is only ever one such mutex.