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[PATCH] Free BufFile metadata in close and append paths
- Jump to comment-1DaeMyung Kang<charsyam@gmail.com>Apr 29, 2026, 3:47 PM UTCHi, Hackers,
Continuing the storage/file audit, I found two small but consistent
metadata leaks in BufFile. BufFileClose() does not release the
pstrdup'd name on FileSet-based BufFiles, and BufFileAppend()
silently retains the source wrapper (including its BLCKSZ buffer)
even though the function semantics already say the source must not
be touched after the call.
Details and the parallel-sort motivation are in the commit message.
Thanks,
DaeMyung
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FileSet-based BufFiles duplicate their logical name, but BufFileClose()
did not release it. Release that metadata along with the other
palloc'd state owned by the BufFile.
BufFileAppend() transfers only the underlying file handles to the
target while telling callers not to use the source again. Free the
consumed source wrapper and metadata after the transfer so repeated
appends do not retain a BLCKSZ-sized BufFile wrapper until context
reset.
This matters most for parallel sort workflows that issue many
BufFileAppend() calls in a single context: each retained source
wrapper holds a BLCKSZ-sized buffer until context reset, which can
run into hundreds of KB at high DOP.
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1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)src/backend/storage/file/buffile.c | 22 +++++++++++++++++-----