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Re: BUG #18891: /src/include/lib/simplehash.h possible palloc0 problems - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: BUG #18891: /src/include/lib/simplehash.h possible palloc0 problems
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Msg-id 537550.1744308279@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to BUG #18891: /src/include/lib/simplehash.h possible palloc0 problems  (PG Bug reporting form <noreply@postgresql.org>)
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PG Bug reporting form <noreply@postgresql.org> writes:
> On line 1080 there is an initiallization of array with the usage of palloc0.
> On the server side there is no problem as the server version of palloc never
> returns NULL. However simplehash is used in some utils: pg_dump,
> pg_verifybackup, pg_rewind. It seems these utils use the frontend version of
> palloc. Therefore it is required to add a NULL check if FRONTEND macro is
> defined.

Have you read the frontend version of palloc?

            regards, tom lane

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