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diff --git a/server/confpars.c b/server/confpars.c
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index d79489b..2b1e393 100644
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--- a/server/confpars.c
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+++ b/server/confpars.c
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@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ isc_result_t read_conf_file (const char *filename, struct group *group,
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 	cfile = (struct parse *)0;
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 #if defined (TRACING)
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+	// No need to dmalloc huge memory region if we're not going to re-play
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+	if (!trace_record()){
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+		status = new_parse(&cfile, file, NULL, 0, filename, 0);
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+		goto noreplay;
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+	};
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 	flen = lseek (file, (off_t)0, SEEK_END);
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 	if (flen < 0) {
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 	      boom:
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@@ -165,7 +170,6 @@ isc_result_t read_conf_file (const char *filename, struct group *group,
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 	if (result != ulen)
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 		log_fatal ("%s: short read of %d bytes instead of %d.",
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 			   filename, ulen, result);
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-	close (file);
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       memfile:
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 	/* If we're recording, write out the filename and file contents. */
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 	if (trace_record ())
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@@ -174,6 +178,9 @@ isc_result_t read_conf_file (const char *filename, struct group *group,
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 #else
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 	status = new_parse(&cfile, file, NULL, 0, filename, 0);
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 #endif
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+      noreplay:
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+	if (!trace_playback())
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+		close (file);
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 	if (status != ISC_R_SUCCESS || cfile == NULL)
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 		return status;
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@@ -183,7 +190,8 @@ isc_result_t read_conf_file (const char *filename, struct group *group,
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 		status = conf_file_subparse (cfile, group, group_type);
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 	end_parse (&cfile);
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 #if defined (TRACING)
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-	dfree (dbuf, MDL);
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+	if (trace_record())
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+	    dfree (dbuf, MDL);
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 #endif
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 	return status;
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 }