Re: [HACKERS] memory destruction in 6.4 - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Constantin Teodorescu
Subject Re: [HACKERS] memory destruction in 6.4
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Msg-id 366CF244.79EE27C6@flex.ro
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In response to memory destruction in 6.4  (Tatsuo Ishii <t-ishii@sra.co.jp>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] memory destruction in 6.4
Re: [HACKERS] memory destruction in 6.4u
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Tatsuo Ishii wrote:
> 
> While investigating a user's complaint, I have found some memory
> destructions in 6.4 source using purify.
> 
> (1) parser/gram.y:fmtId()
> 
> It writes n+3 bytes into n+1 byte-long memory area if mixed case or
> non-ascii identifiers given.

Could that be also the cause for the two bugs that I have been reported
some time ago occuring when object names contain spaces ?

PostgreSQL 6.4 on RedHat Linux i386, 2.0.36 Kernel

THE FIRST ONE
=============
test=>create table students (id int4, name text); 
CREATE
test=> create view "my view" as select * from students;
CREATE
test=> select * from "my view";
ERROR:  nodeRead: Bad type 0 


THE SECOND ONE
==============
test=> create sequence student_id;
CREATE
test=> create table "my students" (id int4 default
nextval('student_id'), name text);
ERROR:  my: Table does not exist.

-- 
Constantin Teodorescu
FLEX Consulting Braila, ROMANIA


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