pgsql: Convert PROC_HDR->startupBufferPinWaitBuf to an atomic variable. - Mailing list pgsql-committers

From Nathan Bossart
Subject pgsql: Convert PROC_HDR->startupBufferPinWaitBuf to an atomic variable.
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Msg-id E1x958O-00000000o1A-2dJj@gemulon.postgresql.org
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Convert PROC_HDR->startupBufferPinWaitBuf to an atomic variable.

Currently, this variable is a Buffer that is accessed via a
volatile pointer.  By converting it to an atomic variable, we can
remove the volatile qualifiers.  No barriers are needed because the
value is published before the backends that read it are signaled.

Reviewed-by: Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org>
Reviewed-by: Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>
Reviewed-by: Zsolt Parragi <zsolt.parragi@percona.com>
Tested-by: solai v <solai.cdac@gmail.com>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/alAJeRRzehDjLaF1%40nathan

Branch
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master

Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/cb4a03db9ed7606da1c36e4214a6c5fd6437a26c

Modified Files
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src/backend/storage/lmgr/proc.c | 12 +++---------
src/include/storage/proc.h      |  2 +-
2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)


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