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Re: [PATCH] Make gram.y use palloc/pfree for memory management - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Marko Kreen
Subject Re: [PATCH] Make gram.y use palloc/pfree for memory management
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In response to Re: [PATCH] Make gram.y use palloc/pfree for memory management  ("Marko Kreen" <markokr@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: [PATCH] Make gram.y use palloc/pfree for memory management  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On 9/1/08, Marko Kreen <markokr@gmail.com> wrote:
> First a correction, overriding malloc/free seems dangerous they
>  seems to leak out, so correct would be to use YYMALLOC/YYFREE.
>  This leaves 1.875 potentially leaking, but danger seems small.

Here is the safer patch.  As the chance for the leak is rare,
leaving 1.875 vulnerable should not be problem.

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marko
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