Re: libpq leaks memory for SSL connections

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Timo Sirainen <timo(at)sirainen(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: libpq leaks memory for SSL connections
Date: 2021-10-01 19:46:39
Message-ID: 3632212.1633117599@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Timo Sirainen <timo(at)sirainen(dot)com> writes:
> I noticed with valgrind how libpq is leaking memory:
> at 0x483577F: malloc (in /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/valgrind/vgpreload_memcheck-amd64-linux.so)
> by 0x5F645C8: CRYPTO_zalloc (in /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.so.1.1)
> by 0x5E94EEF: BIO_meth_new (in /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.so.1.1)
> by 0x65181EB: ??? (in /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpq.so.5.11)
> by 0x651950C: ??? (in /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpq.so.5.11)
> by 0x650140F: PQconnectPoll (in /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpq.so.5.11)

I see no leak here. The struct is allocated once and kept for possible
re-use by future connections. valgrind concurs, saying it's "still
reachable".

regards, tom lane

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