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Re: Avoid memory leaks during base backups

Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>

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From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>
To: Bharath Rupireddy <bharath.rupireddyforpostgres@gmail.com>
Cc: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>, Kyotaro Horiguchi <horikyota.ntt@gmail.com>, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2022-09-29T13:35:31Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
On Thu, Sep 29, 2022 at 4:29 AM Bharath Rupireddy
<bharath.rupireddyforpostgres@gmail.com> wrote:
> Please review the attached v3 patch.

template1=# select * from pg_backup_start('sdgkljsdgkjdsg', true);
 pg_backup_start
-----------------
 0/2000028
(1 row)

template1=# select 1/0;
ERROR:  division by zero
template1=# select * from pg_backup_stop();
server closed the connection unexpectedly
This probably means the server terminated abnormally
before or while processing the request.
The connection to the server was lost. Attempting reset: Failed.
The connection to the server was lost. Attempting reset: Failed.
!?>

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Robert Haas
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Commits

  1. Improve memory handling across SQL-callable backup functions