libexpr: plug ExprCall memory leak#14623
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This PR does a similar transformation as #14539, but to
ExprCallrather thanExprAttrs. It moves the storage into the arena after parsing by usingstd::optional<std::pmr::vector<Expr *>>instead ofstd::vector<Expr *>.I verified that this does plug the memory leak using ASAN.
Unlike #14539, which slowed parsing down a bit, this seems to come with a tiny speed up. Not sure why it's affecting speed differently.
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Motivation
Plugging memory leaks will enable us to fuzz the parser. See the tracking issue for big-picture motivation.
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ExprAttrs: libexpr: move ExprAttrs data into Exprs::alloc (take 2) #14539Add 👍 to pull requests you find important.
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