Reassign unique_ptr object with make_unique statements - Memory leak?

Question

I don\'t get what following statement would do (specially second line)?

auto buff = std::make_unique(128);
buff = std::make_unique(512)         


        

Answer 1

gcc 5.3:

#include 

extern void emit(int*);

int main()
{
    // declare and initialise buf
    auto buff = std::make_unique(128);

    // make_unique on the RHS returns a temporary
    // - therefore an r-value reference

    // therefore this becomes and operator=(unique_ptr&&)
    // (move-assignment)
    buff = std::make_unique(512);

    // something to get the compiler to emit code
    emit(buff.get());
}

yields assembly:

main:
        pushq   %r12
        movl    $512, %edi
        pushq   %rbp
        pushq   %rbx
        call    operator new[](unsigned long)  ; <-- new (1)
        movl    $64, %ecx
        movq    %rax, %rbp
        xorl    %eax, %eax
        movq    %rbp, %rdi
        rep stosq
        movl    $2048, %edi
        call    operator new[](unsigned long) ; <<-- new (2)
        movl    $2048, %edx
        xorl    %esi, %esi
        movq    %rax, %rdi
        movq    %rax, %rbx
        call    memset
        movq    %rbp, %rdi
        call    operator delete[](void*)       ;<-- delete (1)
        movq    %rbx, %rdi
        call    emit(int*)
        movq    %rbx, %rdi
        call    operator delete[](void*)       ;<-- delete (2)
        popq    %rbx
        xorl    %eax, %eax
        popq    %rbp
        popq    %r12
        ret
        movq    %rax, %r12
        movq    %rbp, %rbx
.L3:
        movq    %rbx, %rdi
        vzeroupper
        call    operator delete[](void*)       ;<-- handles a failed assignment
        movq    %r12, %rdi
        call    _Unwind_Resume
        movq    %rax, %r12
        jmp     .L3