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authorAndres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>2014-06-20 11:06:42 +0200
committerAndres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>2014-06-20 11:09:17 +0200
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Don't allow to disable backend assertions via the debug_assertions GUC.
The existance of the assert_enabled variable (backing the debug_assertions GUC) reduced the amount of knowledge some static code checkers (like coverity and various compilers) could infer from the existance of the assertion. That could have been solved by optionally removing the assertion_enabled variable from the Assert() et al macros at compile time when some special macro is defined, but the resulting complication doesn't seem to be worth the gain from having debug_assertions. Recompiling is fast enough. The debug_assertions GUC is still available, but readonly, as it's useful when diagnosing problems. The commandline/client startup option -A, which previously also allowed to enable/disable assertions, has been removed as it doesn't serve a purpose anymore. While at it, reduce code duplication in bufmgr.c and localbuf.c assertions checking for spurious buffer pins. That code had to be reindented anyway to cope with the assert_enabled removal.
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@@ -102,18 +102,6 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
- <term><option>-A 0|1</option></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- Enables run-time assertion checks, which is a debugging aid to
- detect programming mistakes. This option is only available if
- assertions were enabled when <productname>PostgreSQL</> was
- compiled. If so, the default is on.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
<term><option>-B <replaceable class="parameter">nbuffers</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>