Re: Uninitialized scalar variable (UNINIT) (src/backend/statistics/extended_stats.c)

From: Ranier Vilela <ranier(dot)vf(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>, Justin Pryzby <pryzby(at)telsasoft(dot)com>, Pg Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Tomas Vondra <tomas(dot)vondra(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Uninitialized scalar variable (UNINIT) (src/backend/statistics/extended_stats.c)
Date: 2021-04-12 16:55:13
Message-ID: CAEudQAoBNZYKZgk3JBPPJAWo5z7O1EZ_wdZjYuTfAY618G=X+g@mail.gmail.com
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Em seg., 12 de abr. de 2021 às 03:04, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> escreveu:

> Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz> writes:
> > On Sun, Apr 11, 2021 at 07:42:20PM -0300, Ranier Vilela wrote:
> >> Em dom., 11 de abr. de 2021 às 16:25, Justin Pryzby <
> pryzby(at)telsasoft(dot)com>
> >>> I think it's cleanest to write:
> >>> |HeapTupleData tmptup = {0};
>
> > I agree that this would be cleaner.
>
> It would be wrong, though, or at least not have the same effect.
>
I think that you speak about fill pointers with 0 is not the same as fill
pointers with NULL.

> ItemPointerSetInvalid does not set the target to all-zeroes.
>
ItemPointerSetInvalid set or not set the target to all-zeroes?

> (Regardless of that detail, it's generally best to accomplish
> objective X in the same way that existing code does. Deciding
> that you have a better way is often wrong, and even if you
> are right, you should then submit a patch to change all the
> existing cases.)
>
I was confused here, does the patch follow the pattern and fix the problem
or not?

regards,
Ranier Vilela

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