Jan de Visser <j...@de-visser.net> writes: > 4/ Question: Can I assume pg_malloc allocated memory is set to zero? If not, > is it OK to do a memset(..., 0, ...)? I don't have much experience on any of > the esoteric platforms pgsql supports...
No, you need the memset. You might accidentally get already-zeroed memory from malloc, but it's not something you can rely on. However, you could and should use pg_malloc0, which takes care of that for you... regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers