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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtsearch.c b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtsearch.c
index 070f14c8b91..36544ecfd58 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtsearch.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtsearch.c
@@ -2282,9 +2282,12 @@ _bt_readfirstpage(IndexScanDesc scan, OffsetNumber offnum, ScanDirection dir)
* previously-saved right link or left link. lastcurrblkno is the page that
* was current at the point where the blkno link was saved, which we use to
* reason about concurrent page splits/page deletions during backwards scans.
+ * In the common case where seized=false, blkno is either so->currPos.nextPage
+ * or so->currPos.prevPage, and lastcurrblkno is so->currPos.currPage.
*
- * On entry, caller shouldn't hold any locks or pins on any page (we work
- * directly off of blkno and lastcurrblkno instead). Parallel scan callers
+ * On entry, so->currPos shouldn't be locked by caller. so->currPos.buf must
+ * be InvalidBuffer/unpinned as needed by caller (note that lastcurrblkno
+ * won't need to be read again in almost all cases). Parallel scan callers
* that seized the scan before calling here should pass seized=true; such a
* caller's blkno and lastcurrblkno arguments come from the seized scan.
* seized=false callers just pass us the blkno/lastcurrblkno taken from their
@@ -2301,8 +2304,8 @@ _bt_readfirstpage(IndexScanDesc scan, OffsetNumber offnum, ScanDirection dir)
* success exit (except during so->dropPin index scans, when we drop the pin
* eagerly to avoid blocking VACUUM).
*
- * If there are no more matching records in the given direction, we drop all
- * locks and pins, invalidate so->currPos, and return false.
+ * If there are no more matching records in the given direction, we invalidate
+ * so->currPos (while ensuring it retains no locks or pins), and return false.
*
* We always release the scan for a parallel scan caller, regardless of
* success or failure; we'll call _bt_parallel_release as soon as possible.