Re: C Function Memory Management

[Martin French <Martin.French@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Usually I'd allocate the space in fcinfo->flinfo->fn_mcxt (which
is a
> query-lifespan context) and keep a pointer to it in
> fcinfo->flinfo->fn_extra (which is a void * field that a C function
> can do what it pleases with).  There are plenty of examples in
the
> Postgres source code.  If you are looking to cache data longer
than
> one query then it takes more thought.
> 
>          regards, tom lane

Thanks Tom. I'll have a look into this when I have
more time.

Kind Regards.

Martin. 
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