Re: replication slot restart_lsn initialization

On 2015-08-11 15:59:59 -0700, Gurjeet Singh wrote:
> In your version, I don't see a comment that refers to the fact that it
> works on the currently active (global variable) slot.

Hm?

/*
* Reserve WAL for the currently active slot.
*
* Compute and set restart_lsn in a manner that's appropriate for the type of
* the slot and concurrency safe.
*/
> > I moved
> > values[0] = NameGetDatum(&MyReplicationSlot->data.name);
> > nulls[0] = false;
> > to outside the conditional block, there seems no reason to have it in
> > there?
> >
>
> The assignment to values[0] is being done twice. We can do away with the
> one in the else part of the if condition.

Ugh, that's a mistake.

> [1]: I altered you to it in a personal email, but probably it fell through
> the cracks.

I usually just check the lists for newer patch versions, sorry...

Greetings,

Andres Freund