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@@ -80,10 +80,12 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP
bool "Clean up all memory before exiting (usually not needed)"
default n
help
- As a size optimization, busybox by default does not cleanup memory
- that is dynamically allocated or close files before exiting. This
- saves space and is usually not needed since the OS will clean up for
- us. Don't enable this unless you have a really good reason to clean
+ As a size optimization, busybox normally exits without explicitly
+ freeing dynamically allocated memory or closing files. This saves
+ space since the OS will clean up for us, but it can confuse debuggers
+ like valgrind, which report tons of memory and resource leaks.
+
+ Don't enable this unless you have a really good reason to clean
things up manually.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID