So finally to my question. Is it the intention of TSRMc. to allow ts_allocate_id() to be called at any time or is there an unwritten rule that it should only ever called during php startup ? If its the former then I
I think it gets called only on startup. I also think it was the intent, though there is no safeguard as far as I can see against calling it in run-time, but no module does it and it doesn't make sense to do it in other place than startup.
I myself see no reason why extension writers should be restricted from calling ts_allocate_id() outside PHP startup so believe the code needs
Well, the reason is that if you want to use TSRM globals, you have to allocate ID before you do basically anything with them. Startup is a good place for that. If you don't need globals, then you should not call it at all. The situation where in the mid-run you suddenly remember you need globals seems quite unrealistic to me. Of course, if you can describe scenario when you would really need it in mid-run or it would make sense to allocate ID in mid-run, then I guess this should be fixed or at least safeguarded.
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