Hi!
Just noticed that I had missed this email. Better to get an answer
late than never...
>>>>> "Paul" == Paul McCullagh <paul.mccullagh@stripped>
> writes:
Paul> Hi Vyacheslav,
Paul> The engine is responsible for deallocating the buffer.
Paul> However, it is not entirely obvious (to me anyway) exactly when it is
Paul> safe to do this.
MySQL assumes that the buffer is not freed as long as the current
row is active. The buffer used for a blob can be freed:
- At next read-row with the same TABLE object.
- At ha_rnd_end() or ha_index_end().
Paul> I recommend making the buffer local to the handler. As far as I know,
Paul> you will need a maximum of one buffer per BLOB column per handler.
MyISAM uses one buffer for all blobs in the current row.
Paul> At the end of the index scan or table scan you can free the buffers
Paul> for the handler.
Yes. You can however realloc/free the buffer also at each read_row.
Regards,
Monty
