mlw <markw(at)mohawksoft(dot)com> writes:
> I have a couple functions which form the basis of an aggregate.

You can't lie to the system by claiming your state value is an integer
when it's really a pointer to palloc'd memory.  The memory will get
recycled out from under you.

Try declaring the aggregate as using int4[] as the transition type,
and make sure that the intermediate states are valid at least to the
point of having a correct varlena length word.  This will allow the
system to copy the values around when it needs to.

Alternatively, keep the data structure in a longer-lived context
(TransactionCommandContext should work) instead of the per-tuple
context.  That's uglier but would avoid a lot of copying.

See src/backend/executor/nodeAgg.c if you are wondering why the state
values need to be copied around.

			regards, tom lane

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