Re: Possible bug in plpgsql/src/gram.y

> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> > Also, can someone tell my why we use malloc in plpgsql?
> 
> Plain palloc() won't do because the compiled tree for the function needs
> to outlive the current query.  However, malloc() is not cool.  Really,
> these structures ought to be built in a memory context created specially
> for each function --- then it'd be possible to reclaim the memory if the
> function is deleted or we realize we need to invalidate its compiled
> tree.
> 
> I've had this in mind to do for awhile, but haven't gotten to it.
> Do you want to put it on TODO?

Done:

	* Change PL/PgSQL to use palloc() instead of malloc()

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