Re: pg_upgrade: fix memory leak in SLRU I/O code

From: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)kurilemu(dot)de>
To: Chao Li <li(dot)evan(dot)chao(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>, Yugo Nagata <nagata(at)sraoss(dot)co(dot)jp>, PostgreSQL mailing lists <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: pg_upgrade: fix memory leak in SLRU I/O code
Date: 2026-02-05 10:25:54
Message-ID: 202602051024.2j4dpyfy22zr@alvherre.pgsql
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On 2026-Feb-05, Chao Li wrote:

> Exactly. In this case, memory leaking is not a problem at all. My
> thinking was that once we do decide to free the top-level object, it
> feels more consistent and less surprising to also free what it owns,
> even if the lifetime is effectively the whole process. It’s less about
> resource pressure and more about keeping the ownership model clear for
> future readers and maintenance.

Maybe we should just change the "pg_free(state)" to "/* no point freeing
memory */" or something like that.

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Álvaro Herrera PostgreSQL Developer — https://www.EnterpriseDB.com/
"We're here to devour each other alive" (Hobbes)

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