Re: replication cleanup code incorrect way to use of HTAB HASH_REMOVE ?

On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 3:20 AM Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 8:54 PM Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 12:54 PM Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > PSA my patch to correct this by firstly doing a HASH_FIND, then only
> > > HASH_REMOVE after we've finished using the ent.
> > >
> >
> > Why can't we keep using HASH_REMOVE as it is but get the output (entry
> > found or not) in the last parameter of hash_search API and then
> > perform Assert based on that? See similar usage in reorderbuffer.c and
> > rewriteheap.c.
> >
>
> Changing the Assert doesn't do anything to fix the problem as
> described, i.e. dereferencing of ent after the HASH_REMOVE.
>
> The real problem isn't the Assert. It's all those other usages of ent
> disobeying the API rule: "(NB: in the case of the REMOVE action, the
> result is a dangling pointer that shouldn't be dereferenced!)"
>

Right, that is a problem. I see that your patch will fix it. Thanks.

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With Regards,
Amit Kapila.