On Friday, May 24, 2013 2:47 AM Jim Nasby wrote:
> On 5/14/13 2:13 PM, Greg Smith wrote:
> > It is possible that we are told to put something in the freelist that
> > is already in it; don't screw up the list if so.
> >
> > I don't see where the code does anything to handle that though. What
> was your intention here?
>
> IIRC, the code that pulls from the freelist already deals with the
> possibility that a block was on the freelist but has since been put to
> use.
You are right, the check exists in StrategyGetBuffer()
>If that's the case then there shouldn't be much penalty to adding
> a block multiple times (at least within reason...)
There is a check in StrategyFreeBuffer() which will not allow to put
multiple times,
I had just used the same check in new function.
With Regards,
Amit Kapila.
