use the malloc macros in pg_dump.c

From: Peter Smith <smithpb2250(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: use the malloc macros in pg_dump.c
Date: 2026-02-02 07:04:01
Message-ID: CAHut+PvpGPDLhkHAoxw_g3jdrYxA1m16a8uagbgH3TGWSKtXNQ@mail.gmail.com
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Hi.

I found that pg_dump.c has many pg_mallocs where the new object/array
macros could have been used, but currently they are not. I'm not sure
if this was a deliberate or accidental omission.

In case it was accidental, here is a patch to modify/simplify all that
allocation code.

PSA v1.

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Kind Regards,
Peter Smith.
Fujitsu Australia

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v1-0001-use-the-malloc-macros-for-arrays-and-objects.patch application/octet-stream 22.5 KB

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