Re: Avoid unecessary MemSet call (src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 3:20 PM Ranier Vilela <ranier.vf@gmail.com> wrote:
> But, these same arguments apply to Designated Initializers [1].
>
> like:
> struct foo a = {
>    .i = 0,
>    .b = 0,
> };
>
> That is slowly being introduced and IMHO brings the same problems with padding bits.

Yep. I don't find that an improvement over a MemSet on the struct
either, if we're just using it to fill in zeroes.

If we're using it to fill in non-zero values, though, then there's a
reasonable argument that it offers some notational convenience.

-- 
Robert Haas
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