Re: List of Bitmapset (was Re: ExecRTCheckPerms() and many prunable partitions) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: List of Bitmapset (was Re: ExecRTCheckPerms() and many prunable partitions)
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Msg-id 1175541.1668536716@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: List of Bitmapset (was Re: ExecRTCheckPerms() and many prunable partitions)  (Amit Langote <amitlangote09@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: List of Bitmapset (was Re: ExecRTCheckPerms() and many prunable partitions)
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Amit Langote <amitlangote09@gmail.com> writes:
>  On Mon, Nov 14, 2022 at 11:57 PM Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> + * The new member is identified by the zero-based index of the List
>> + * element it should go into, and the bit number to be set therein.

> The comment sounds a bit ambiguous, especially the ", and the bit
> number to be set therein." part.  If you meant to describe the
> arguments, how about mentioning their names too, as in:

Done that way in the patch I just posted.

>> +   /* forboth will stop at the end of the shorter list, which is fine */

> Isn't this comment unnecessary given that the while loop makes both
> lists be the same length?

No, the while loop ensures that a is at least as long as b.
It could have started out longer, though.

            regards, tom lane



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