Jan de Visser <j...@de-visser.net> wrote: > On March 2, 2015 09:50:49 AM Tom Lane wrote: >> However, you could and should use pg_malloc0, which takes care >> of that for you... > > I am (using pg_malloc, that is). So, just to be sure: pg_malloc > memsets the block to 0, right?
I think you may have misread a zero character as an empty pair of parentheses. Tom pointed out that the pg_malloc() function gives you uninitialized memory -- you cannot count on the contents. He further pointed out that if you need it to be initialized to '0' bytes you should call the pg_malloc0() function rather than calling the pg_malloc() function and running memset separately. -- Kevin Grittner EDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
