Re: BUG #4496: Memory leak in pg_dump.c?

From: Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek(dot)Kotala(at)Sun(dot)COM>
To: dvice_null(at)yahoo(dot)com
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: BUG #4496: Memory leak in pg_dump.c?
Date: 2008-10-30 15:27:11
Message-ID: 4909D24F.6020103@sun.com
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dvice_null(at)yahoo(dot)com napsal(a):
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 4496
> Logged by:
> Email address: dvice_null(at)yahoo(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: Latest cvs
> Operating system: Error in source code
> Description: Memory leak in pg_dump.c?
> Details:
>
> In file src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c:3741
>
> It seems like variables "constrinfo" and "indxinfo" leak memory e.g. at line
> 3741 and also on many other similar functions. If the memory is released
> somewhere I failed to find the location where it is released. So please
> either fix the leak if there is a leak or document better where the memory
> is released.
>

I think all information is collected and they are used for all pg_dump run. It
does not make sense to free them. See line 725.

Zdenek

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