Replace CAS loop with single TAS in ProcArrayGroupClearXid()

Alexander Korotkov <akorotkov@postgresql.org>

Commit: 2f39106a209e647d7b1895331fca115f9bb6ec8d
Author: Alexander Korotkov <akorotkov@postgresql.org>
Date: 2018-09-22T13:22:30Z
Releases: 12.0
Replace CAS loop with single TAS in ProcArrayGroupClearXid()

Single pg_atomic_exchange_u32() is expected to be faster than loop of
pg_atomic_compare_exchange_u32().  Also, it would be consistent with
clog group update code.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAPpHfdtxLsC-bqfxFcHswZ91OxXcZVNDBBVfg9tAWU0jvn1tQA%40mail.gmail.com
Reviewed-by: Amit Kapila

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src/backend/storage/ipc/procarray.c modified +2 −8

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