Lookup the correct ordering for parallel GIN builds

Tomas Vondra <tomas.vondra@postgresql.org>

Commit: eee71a66cc860771837ed645a8dcf0ccffd735c6
Author: Tomas Vondra <tomas.vondra@postgresql.org>
Date: 2026-01-26T19:05:00Z
Releases: 18.2
Lookup the correct ordering for parallel GIN builds

When building a tuplesort during parallel GIN builds, the function
incorrectly looked up the default B-Tree operator, not the function
associated with the GIN opclass (through GIN_COMPARE_PROC).

Fixed by using the same logic as initGinState(), and the other place
in parallel GIN builds.

This could cause two types of issues. First, a data type might not have
a B-Tree opclass, in which case the PrepareSortSupportFromOrderingOp()
fails with an ERROR. Second, a data type might have both B-Tree and GIN
opclasses, defining order/equality in different ways. This could lead to
logical corruption in the index.

Backpatch to 18, where parallel GIN builds were introduced.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/73a28b94-43d5-4f77-b26e-0d642f6de777@iki.fi
Reported-by: Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnaka@iki.fi>
Backpatch-through: 18

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PathChange+/−
src/backend/utils/sort/tuplesortvariants.c modified +22 −5

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