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`2`	`2`	`Developer's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL`
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`4`		`- Last updated:Sat Dec 29 23:31:26 EST2001`
	`4`	`+ Last updated:Thu Jan 3 03:13:44 EST2002`
`5`	`5`
`6`	`6`	`Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)`
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`632`	`632`	`2.5) Why do we use palloc() and pfree() to allocate memory?`
`633`	`633`
`634`	`634`	`palloc() and pfree() are used in place of malloc() and free() because`
`635`		`- we automatically free all memory allocated when a transaction`
`636`		`- completes. Thismakes it easier to make sure we freememory thatgets`
`637`		`-allocated in one place, but only freed much later. There are several`
`638`		`- contexts that memory can be allocated in, and this controls when the`
`639`		`- allocated memory is automatically freed by the backend.`
	`635`	`+ wefind it easier toautomatically free all memory allocated when a`
	`636`	`+querycompletes. Thisassures us that allmemory thatwas allocated`
	`637`	`+gets freed even if we have lost track of where we allocated it. There`
	`638`	`+are special non-querycontexts that memory can be allocated in. These`
	`639`	`+affect when theallocated memory is freed by the backend.`
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`641`	`641`	`2.6) What is elog()?`
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`12`	`12`	`<H1>Developer's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for`
`13`	`13`	`PostgreSQL</H1>`
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`15`		`-<P>Last updated:Sat Dec 29 23:31:26 EST2001</P>`
	`15`	`+<P>Last updated:Thu Jan 3 03:13:44 EST2002</P>`
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`17`	`17`	`<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<Ahref=`
`18`	`18`	`"mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR>`
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`766`	`766`	`<I>pfree</I>() to allocate memory?</H3>`
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`768`	`768`	`<P><I>palloc()</I> and<I>pfree()</I> are used in place of malloc()`
`769`		`- and free() because weautomatically free all memory allocated when`
`770`		`-a transaction completes. Thismakes it easier to make sure we free`
`771`		`- memory thatgets allocatedin one place, but only freed much later.`
`772`		`-There are several contexts that memory can be allocated in, and`
`773`		`-this controls when theallocatedmemory is automatically freed by`
`774`		`- the backend.</P>`
	`769`	`+ and free() because wefind it easier to automatically free all`
	`770`	`+memory allocated when a query completes. Thisassures us that all`
	`771`	`+ memory thatwas allocatedgets freed even if we have lost track of`
	`772`	`+where we allocated it. There are special non-query contexts that`
	`773`	`+memory can beallocatedin. These affect when the allocated memory`
	`774`	`+is freed bythe backend.</P>`
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`776`	`776`	`<H3><Aname="2.6">2.6</A>) What is elog()?</H3>`
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