veil_utils.c File Reference

Miscelaneous functions for veil. More...

#include "postgres.h"
#include "utils/memutils.h"
#include "veil_funcs.h"
#include "veil_datatypes.h"

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Functions
void *	vl_malloc (size_t size)
	Dynamically allocate memory using palloc in TopMemoryContext. More...
char *	vl_ObjTypeName (ObjType obj)
	Return a static string describing an ObjType object. More...

Detailed Description

Miscelaneous functions for veil.

Author:       Marc Munro
Copyright (c) 2005 - 2011 Marc Munro
License:      BSD

Definition in file veil_utils.c.

Function Documentation

vl_malloc()

void* vl_malloc

(

size_t

size

)

Dynamically allocate memory using palloc in TopMemoryContext.

Parameters

size	The size of the chunk of memory being requested.

Returns

Pointer to the newly allocated chunk of memory

Definition at line 28 of file veil_utils.c.

Referenced by create_shared_hash(), get_shmem_context(), vl_NewBitmap(), vl_NewBitmapArray(), vl_NewInt4(), vl_NewInt4Array(), and vl_NewRange().

vl_ObjTypeName()

char* vl_ObjTypeName

(

ObjType

obj

)

Return a static string describing an ObjType object.

Parameters

obj	The ObjType for which we want a description.

Returns

Pointer to a static string describing obj.

Definition at line 45 of file veil_utils.c.

Referenced by vl_next_variable(), and vl_type_mismatch().