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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 34 deletions
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/timeline.c b/src/backend/access/transam/timeline.c
index f6da673477a..bd91573708b 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/timeline.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/timeline.c
@@ -418,24 +418,10 @@ writeTimeLineHistory(TimeLineID newTLI, TimeLineID parentTLI,
TLHistoryFilePath(path, newTLI);
/*
- * Prefer link() to rename() here just to be really sure that we don't
- * overwrite an existing file. However, there shouldn't be one, so
- * rename() is an acceptable substitute except for the truly paranoid.
+ * Perform the rename using link if available, paranoidly trying to avoid
+ * overwriting an existing file (there shouldn't be one).
*/
-#if HAVE_WORKING_LINK
- if (link(tmppath, path) < 0)
- ereport(ERROR,
- (errcode_for_file_access(),
- errmsg("could not link file \"%s\" to \"%s\": %m",
- tmppath, path)));
- unlink(tmppath);
-#else
- if (rename(tmppath, path) < 0)
- ereport(ERROR,
- (errcode_for_file_access(),
- errmsg("could not rename file \"%s\" to \"%s\": %m",
- tmppath, path)));
-#endif
+ durable_link_or_rename(tmppath, path, ERROR);
/* The history file can be archived immediately. */
if (XLogArchivingActive())
@@ -508,24 +494,10 @@ writeTimeLineHistoryFile(TimeLineID tli, char *content, int size)
TLHistoryFilePath(path, tli);
/*
- * Prefer link() to rename() here just to be really sure that we don't
- * overwrite an existing logfile. However, there shouldn't be one, so
- * rename() is an acceptable substitute except for the truly paranoid.
+ * Perform the rename using link if available, paranoidly trying to avoid
+ * overwriting an existing file (there shouldn't be one).
*/
-#if HAVE_WORKING_LINK
- if (link(tmppath, path) < 0)
- ereport(ERROR,
- (errcode_for_file_access(),
- errmsg("could not link file \"%s\" to \"%s\": %m",
- tmppath, path)));
- unlink(tmppath);
-#else
- if (rename(tmppath, path) < 0)
- ereport(ERROR,
- (errcode_for_file_access(),
- errmsg("could not rename file \"%s\" to \"%s\": %m",
- tmppath, path)));
-#endif
+ durable_link_or_rename(tmppath, path, ERROR);
}
/*