1 files changed, 22 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/generic/tclIORChan.c b/generic/tclIORChan.c
index 0118ce0..712b67a 100644
--- a/generic/tclIORChan.c
+++ b/generic/tclIORChan.c
@@ -2311,23 +2311,37 @@ NextHandle(void)
     return resObj;
 }
 
-static void
-FreeReflectedChannel(
-    void *blockPtr)
+static inline void
+CleanRefChannelInstance(
+    ReflectedChannel *rcPtr)
 {
-    ReflectedChannel *rcPtr = (ReflectedChannel *) blockPtr;
-    Channel *chanPtr = (Channel *) rcPtr->chan;
-
-    TclChannelRelease((Tcl_Channel)chanPtr);
     if (rcPtr->name) {
+	/* 
+	 * Reset obj-type (channel is deleted or dead anyway) to avoid leakage
+	 * by cyclic references (see bug [79474c58800cdf94]).
+	 */
+	TclFreeInternalRep(rcPtr->name);
 	Tcl_DecrRefCount(rcPtr->name);
+	rcPtr->name = NULL;
     }
     if (rcPtr->methods) {
 	Tcl_DecrRefCount(rcPtr->methods);
+	rcPtr->methods = NULL;
     }
     if (rcPtr->cmd) {
 	Tcl_DecrRefCount(rcPtr->cmd);
+	rcPtr->cmd = NULL;
     }
+}
+static void
+FreeReflectedChannel(
+    void *blockPtr)
+{
+    ReflectedChannel *rcPtr = (ReflectedChannel *) blockPtr;
+    Channel *chanPtr = (Channel *) rcPtr->chan;
+
+    TclChannelRelease((Tcl_Channel)chanPtr);
+    CleanRefChannelInstance(rcPtr);
     Tcl_Free(rcPtr);
 }
 
@@ -2597,18 +2611,7 @@ MarkDead(
     if (rcPtr->dead) {
 	return;
     }
-    if (rcPtr->name) {
-	Tcl_DecrRefCount(rcPtr->name);
-	rcPtr->name = NULL;
-    }
-    if (rcPtr->methods) {
-	Tcl_DecrRefCount(rcPtr->methods);
-	rcPtr->methods = NULL;
-    }
-    if (rcPtr->cmd) {
-	Tcl_DecrRefCount(rcPtr->cmd);
-	rcPtr->cmd = NULL;
-    }
+    CleanRefChannelInstance(rcPtr);
     rcPtr->dead = 1;
 }