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diff --git a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt index 2658664..3b68ba0 100644 --- a/release_docs/RELEASE.txt +++ b/release_docs/RELEASE.txt @@ -329,9 +329,11 @@ Bug Fixes since HDF5-1.10.4 release ------- - Fixed memory leak in scale offset filter - The data buffer was not freed in a special case like the general case. - The special case is when the MinBits is the same as the number of bits in - the datatype's precision. It caused the memory usage to grow. + In a special case where the MinBits is the same as the number of bits in + the datatype's precision, the filter's data buffer was not freed, causing + the memory usage to grow. In general the buffer was freed correctly. The + Minbits are the minimal number of bits to store the data values. Please + see the reference manual for H5Pset_scaleoffset for the detail. (RL - 2019/3/4, HDFFV-10705) |