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From: davecramer (@davecramer) <[email protected]>
To: postgresql-interfaces/psqlodbc <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [postgresql-interfaces/psqlodbc] PR #188: Clear PGresults from per-query rollback
Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 19:12:38 +0000
Message-ID: <[email protected]> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
References: <[email protected]>

The Bug
  
  CC_internal_rollback() loops over PQgetResult() to drain all results from a multi-statement command (ROLLBACK TO
  per_query_svp; RELEASE per_query_svp). Each iteration overwrites pgres with the next result, but never calls
  PQclear() on the previous one — leaking it.
  
  The Fix
  
      default:
          handle_pgres_error(self, pgres, __FUNCTION__, NULL, !ret);
      }
  +   PQclear(pgres);
  +   pgres = NULL;
  }
  
  PQclear(pgres) inside the loop, immediately after the switch handles the result. pgres = NULL is defensive (prevents
  double-free if the loop logic changes).
  
  Assessment
  
  Correct. This is the standard libpq pattern — every non-NULL PQgetResult() must be paired with a PQclear(). The fix
  is placed after the switch statement so all cases (success, error) get cleared. PQclear(NULL) is a no-op per libpq
  docs, so the NULL assignment is safe but not strictly necessary.
  
  Verified by LSan. The PR description shows the leak was 432 bytes across 2 allocations (matching the two results
  from the two-statement command), and the leak disappears after the fix.
  
  No test added — the existing error-rollback-test exercises this path and passes. A dedicated leak test would require
  LSan integration in CI, which is out of scope.

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