Add pg_assume(expr) macro

Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>

Commit: d65eb5b1b84e9104144b6b07b526bc73e819d6d7
Author: Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>
Date: 2025-07-09T22:38:05Z
Add pg_assume(expr) macro

This macro can be used to avoid compiler warnings, particularly when using -O3
and not using assertions, and to get the compiler to generate better code.

A subsequent commit introduces a first user.

Reviewed-by: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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