Re: Regression with large XML data input

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>
Cc: Robert Treat <rob(at)xzilla(dot)net>, Jim Jones <jim(dot)jones(at)uni-muenster(dot)de>, Postgres hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>, Erik Wienhold <ewie(at)ewie(dot)name>
Subject: Re: Regression with large XML data input
Date: 2025-07-28 02:16:47
Message-ID: 314265.1753669007@sss.pgh.pa.us
Views: Whole Thread | Raw Message | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-hackers

Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz> writes:
> On Fri, Jul 25, 2025 at 02:21:26PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
>> However, from Jim Jones' result upthread, a "minor update" of libxml2
>> could also have caused this problem: 2.9.7 and 2.9.14 behave
>> differently. So we don't have sole control --- or sole responsibility
>> --- here.

> This sentence is incorrect after I have double-checked the behaviors I
> am seeing based on local builds of libxml2 2.9.7 and 2.9.14.

Hmm, okay, I misread Jim's results then. But there still remains
the big question: what reason is there to believe that it's safe
to return to the old behavior? If newer libxml2 versions report
XML_ERR_RESOURCE_LIMIT on the same input, doesn't it seem likely
that there's a live hazard in the old code?

regards, tom lane

In response to

Responses

Browse pgsql-hackers by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Michael Paquier 2025-07-28 02:47:59 Re: Regression with large XML data input
Previous Message Michael Paquier 2025-07-28 02:09:33 Re: Regression with large XML data input