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| -rw-r--r-- | src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c | 8 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c index 8d43660353f..96aceb9e087 100644 --- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c +++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c @@ -1322,8 +1322,8 @@ ReserveXLogInsertLocation(int size, XLogRecPtr *StartPos, XLogRecPtr *EndPos, * * A log-switch record is handled slightly differently. The rest of the * segment will be reserved for this insertion, as indicated by the returned - * *EndPos_p value. However, if we are already at the beginning of the current - * segment, *StartPos_p and *EndPos_p are set to the current location without + * *EndPos value. However, if we are already at the beginning of the current + * segment, *StartPos and *EndPos are set to the current location without * reserving any space, and the function returns false. */ static bool @@ -1575,7 +1575,9 @@ WALInsertSlotAcquireOne(int slotno) /* * Lock out cancel/die interrupts until we exit the code section protected * by the slot. This ensures that interrupts will not interfere with - * manipulations of data structures in shared memory. + * manipulations of data structures in shared memory. There is no cleanup + * mechanism to release the slot if the backend dies while holding one, + * so make this a critical section. */ START_CRIT_SECTION(); |