Sanitize some WAL-logging buffer handling in GIN and GiST code
Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
Sanitize some WAL-logging buffer handling in GIN and GiST code As transam's README documents, the general order of actions recommended when WAL-logging a buffer is to unlock and unpin buffers after leaving a critical section. This pattern was not being followed by some code paths of GIN and GiST, adjusted in this commit, where buffers were either unlocked or unpinned inside a critical section. Based on my analysis of each code path updated here, there is no reason to not follow the recommended unlocking/unpin pattern done outside of a critical section. These inconsistencies are rather old, coming mainly from ecaa4708e5dd and ff301d6e690b. The guidelines in the README predate these commits, being introduced in 6d61cdec0761. Author: Kirill Reshke <reshkekirill@gmail.com> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CALdSSPgBPnpNNzxv0Y+_GNFzW6PmzRZYh+_hpf06Y1N2zLhZaQ@mail.gmail.com
Files
| Path | Change | +/− |
|---|---|---|
| src/backend/access/gin/gindatapage.c | modified | +2 −2 |
| src/backend/access/gin/ginfast.c | modified | +6 −6 |
| src/backend/access/gin/ginutil.c | modified | +2 −2 |
| src/backend/access/gin/ginvacuum.c | modified | +3 −3 |
| src/backend/access/transam/xloginsert.c | modified | +4 −3 |
Discussion
- Release and unpin buffers after leaving CRIT section in GIN. 4 messages · 2026-02-17 → 2026-02-19