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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/plan/setrefs.c b/src/backend/optimizer/plan/setrefs.c
index 707c1016c25..1cb0abdbc1f 100644
--- a/src/backend/optimizer/plan/setrefs.c
+++ b/src/backend/optimizer/plan/setrefs.c
@@ -1636,9 +1636,10 @@ set_append_references(PlannerInfo *root,
/*
* See if it's safe to get rid of the Append entirely. For this to be
* safe, there must be only one child plan and that child plan's parallel
- * awareness must match that of the Append's. The reason for the latter
- * is that if the Append is parallel aware and the child is not, then the
- * calling plan may execute the non-parallel aware child multiple times.
+ * awareness must match the Append's. The reason for the latter is that
+ * if the Append is parallel aware and the child is not, then the calling
+ * plan may execute the non-parallel aware child multiple times. (If you
+ * change these rules, update create_append_path to match.)
*/
if (list_length(aplan->appendplans) == 1)
{
@@ -1710,10 +1711,11 @@ set_mergeappend_references(PlannerInfo *root,
/*
* See if it's safe to get rid of the MergeAppend entirely. For this to
* be safe, there must be only one child plan and that child plan's
- * parallel awareness must match that of the MergeAppend's. The reason
- * for the latter is that if the MergeAppend is parallel aware and the
- * child is not then the calling plan may execute the non-parallel aware
- * child multiple times.
+ * parallel awareness must match the MergeAppend's. The reason for the
+ * latter is that if the MergeAppend is parallel aware and the child is
+ * not, then the calling plan may execute the non-parallel aware child
+ * multiple times. (If you change these rules, update
+ * create_merge_append_path to match.)
*/
if (list_length(mplan->mergeplans) == 1)
{