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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Subject: Re: BUG #17184: When using openssl,
 the memory of a static variable is not freed in libpq
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PG Bug reporting form <noreply@postgresql.org> writes:
> Valgrind shows static variable memory is not freed when using openssl 
> libpq/fe-secure-openssl.c:1571
> static BIO_METHOD *my_bio_methods;

> Please add a method that will free memory after use

Why?  It's not leaked: the struct is still available for use
in future connection attempts.

			regards, tom lane