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authorPieter Noordhuis <pcnoordhuis@gmail.com>2011-05-22 15:15:18 +0200
committerPieter Noordhuis <pcnoordhuis@gmail.com>2011-05-22 15:15:18 +0200
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@@ -116,6 +116,12 @@ Note that this function will take care of freeing sub-replies objects
contained in arrays and nested arrays, so there is no need for the user to
free the sub replies (it is actually harmful and will corrupt the memory).
+**Important:** the current version of hiredis (0.10.0) free's replies when the
+asynchronous API is used. This means you should not call `freeReplyObject` when
+you use this API. The reply is cleaned up by hiredis _after_ the callback
+returns. This behavior will probably change in future releases, so make sure to
+keep an eye on the changelog when upgrading (see issue #39).
+
### Cleaning up
To disconnect and free the context the following function can be used: