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What is the command that can be used to allocate memory in postgreSQL?

  
Total Answers and Comments: 1 Last Update: May 05, 2007     Asked by: scott 
  
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May 05, 2007 15:11:54   #1  
SachinDeo Member Since: September 2006   Contribution: 98    

RE: What is the command that can be used to allocate m...
palloc is used to allocate memory in POSTGRESQL. POSTGRESQL memory allocation follows interesting concept of allocating memory within memory contexts. This concept helps in efficiency way of managing memory preventing many problems that pccurs due to improper memory allocation like memory leaks.
 
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