pgsql: Fix representation of SORT_TYPE_STILL_IN_PROGRESS. - Mailing list pgsql-committers

From Tom Lane
Subject pgsql: Fix representation of SORT_TYPE_STILL_IN_PROGRESS.
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Msg-id E1jLdsc-0002tx-1P@gemulon.postgresql.org
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Fix representation of SORT_TYPE_STILL_IN_PROGRESS.

It turns out that the code did indeed rely on a zeroed
TuplesortInstrumentation.sortMethod field to indicate
"this worker never did anything", although it seems the
issue only comes up during certain race-condition-y cases.

Hence, rearrange the TuplesortMethod enum to restore
SORT_TYPE_STILL_IN_PROGRESS to having the value zero,
and add some comments reinforcing that that isn't optional.

Also future-proof a loop over the possible values of the enum.
sizeof(bits32) happened to be the correct limit value,
but only by purest coincidence.

Per buildfarm and local investigation.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/12222.1586223974@sss.pgh.pa.us

Branch
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master

Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/c7654f6a37792ab9525ff98b710c23b27c7868a5

Modified Files
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src/backend/commands/explain.c | 10 +++++-----
src/include/utils/tuplesort.h  | 20 +++++++++++++-------
2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)


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