pgsql: Fix bugs in plpgsql's handling of CALL argument lists.

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: pgsql-committers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: pgsql: Fix bugs in plpgsql's handling of CALL argument lists.
Date: 2018-11-04 18:25:49
Message-ID: E1gJN5p-0000Nn-CD@gemulon.postgresql.org
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Fix bugs in plpgsql's handling of CALL argument lists.

exec_stmt_call() tried to extract information out of a CALL statement's
argument list without using expand_function_arguments(), apparently in
the hope of saving a few nanoseconds by not processing defaulted
arguments. It got that quite wrong though, leading to crashes with
named arguments, as well as failure to enforce writability of the
argument for a defaulted INOUT parameter. Fix and simplify the logic
by using expand_function_arguments() before examining the list.

Also, move the argument-examination to just after producing the CALL
command's plan, before invoking the called procedure. This ensures
that we'll track possible changes in the procedure's argument list
correctly, and avoids a hazard of the plan cache being flushed while
the procedure executes.

Also fix assorted falsehoods and omissions in associated documentation.

Per bug #15477 from Alexey Stepanov.

Patch by me, with some help from Pavel Stehule. Back-patch to v11.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/15477-86075b1d1d319e0a@postgresql.org
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAFj8pRA6UsujpTs9Sdwmk-R6yQykPx46wgjj+YZ7zxm4onrDyw@mail.gmail.com

Branch
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master

Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/15c7293477a6de03234f58898da7fb29f3ab5b94

Modified Files
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doc/src/sgml/plpgsql.sgml | 34 ++++-
doc/src/sgml/ref/call.sgml | 11 +-
src/pl/plpgsql/src/expected/plpgsql_call.out | 82 ++++++++--
src/pl/plpgsql/src/pl_exec.c | 221 +++++++++++++++------------
src/pl/plpgsql/src/sql/plpgsql_call.sql | 72 ++++++++-
5 files changed, 297 insertions(+), 123 deletions(-)

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