Index: /branches/release-38/plugins/Textile/textile2.pl
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--- /branches/release-38/plugins/Textile/textile2.pl (revision 2035)
+++ /branches/release-38/plugins/Textile/textile2.pl (revision 2348)
@@ -80,5 +80,8 @@
         }
 
-        $textile->filter_param($ctx);
+        # reduces circular references
+        # $textile->filter_param($ctx);
+        require MT::Util;
+        MT::Util::weaken( $textile->{filter_param} = $ctx );
     } else {
         # no Context object...