Re: How to accurately determine when a relation should use local buffers?

Hi,

> I would like to clarify, what the correct way is to determine that a given relation is using local buffers. Local buffers, as far as I know, are used for temporary tables in backends. There are two functions/macros (bufmgr.c): SmgrIsTemp, RelationUsesLocalBuffers. The first function verifies that the current process is a regular session backend, while the other macro verifies the relation persistence characteristic. It seems, the use of each function independently is not correct. I think, these functions should be applied in pair to check for local buffers use, but, it seems, these functions are used independently. It works until temporary tables are allowed only in session backends.

Could you please provide a specific example when the current code will
do something wrong/unintended?

> I'm concerned, how to determine the use of local buffers in some other theoretical cases? For example, if we decide to replicate temporary tables? Are there the other cases, when local buffers can be used with relations in the Vanilla? Do we allow the use of relations with RELPERSISTENCE_TEMP not only in session backends?

Temporary tables, by definition, are visible only within one session.
I can't imagine how and why they would be replicated.

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Best regards,
Aleksander Alekseev