Re: Expand palloc/pg_malloc API

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter(dot)eisentraut(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Bharath Rupireddy <bharath(dot)rupireddyforpostgres(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Expand palloc/pg_malloc API
Date: 2022-08-28 17:22:39
Message-ID: b45f210e-bc31-c800-e825-67e26f4afc08@enterprisedb.com
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On 12.08.22 09:31, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> In talloc, the talloc() function itself allocates an object of a given
> type.  To allocate something of a specified size, you'd use
> talloc_size().  So those names won't map exactly.  I'm fine with
> palloc_object() if that is clearer.

> I think the _ptrtype variant isn't that useful anyway, so if it's
> confusing we can leave it out.

I have updated this patch set to rename the _obj() functions to
_object(), and I have dropped the _ptrtype() variants.

I have also split the patch to put the new API and the example uses into
separate patches.

Attachment Content-Type Size
v2-0001-Expand-palloc-pg_malloc-API-for-more-type-safety.patch text/plain 3.8 KB
v2-0002-Assorted-examples-of-expanded-type-safer-palloc-p.patch text/plain 25.9 KB

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