Here’s a link to the bug over on jQuery, along with this as a suggested fix for jQuery 1.4.2:
--- jquery-1.4.2.js 2010-04-08 12:10:20.000000000 -0700
+++ jquery-1.4.2.js.fixed 2010-04-08 12:10:38.000000000 -0700
@@ -5219,7 +5219,7 @@
// Stop memory leaks
if ( s.async ) {
- xhr = null;
+ xhr.onreadystatechange = null; xhr.abort = null; xhr = null;
}
}
};
NOTE: This is officially fixed in jQuery 1.4.4, so your best bet is to just upgrade now.