From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Possible bug in plpgsql/src/gram.y |
Date: | 2001-07-12 03:50:26 |
Message-ID: | 200107120350.f6C3oQo20329@candle.pha.pa.us |
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> Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > Also, can someone tell my why we use malloc in plpgsql?
>
> Plain palloc() won't do because the compiled tree for the function needs
> to outlive the current query. However, malloc() is not cool. Really,
> these structures ought to be built in a memory context created specially
> for each function --- then it'd be possible to reclaim the memory if the
> function is deleted or we realize we need to invalidate its compiled
> tree.
>
> I've had this in mind to do for awhile, but haven't gotten to it.
> Do you want to put it on TODO?
Done:
* Change PL/PgSQL to use palloc() instead of malloc()
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