"PostgreSQL Bugs List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Description: backend memory leak after massive 'CREATE/DROP USER'
Actually postmaster memory leak, but good catch anyway --- thanks!
The patch against 7.4 is
Index: hba.c
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RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql-server/src/backend/libpq/hba.c,v
retrieving revision 1.116.2.2
diff -c -r1.116.2.2 hba.c
*** hba.c 25 May 2004 19:11:26 -0000 1.116.2.2
--- hba.c 18 Sep 2004 01:16:18 -0000
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*** 168,173 ****
--- 168,176 ----
* Tokenize file and handle file inclusion and comma lists. We have
* to break apart the commas to expand any file names then
* reconstruct with commas.
+ *
+ * The result is always a palloc'd string. If it's zero-length then
+ * we have reached EOL.
*/
static char *
next_token_expand(FILE *file)
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*** 333,338 ****
--- 336,343 ----
{
/* we are at real or logical EOL, so force a new line List */
next_line = NIL;
+ /* Don't forget to pfree the next_token_expand result */
+ pfree(buf);
}
/* Advance line number whenever we reach EOL */
regards, tom lane
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