pgsql: Use elog, not Assert, to report failure to provide an outer snap

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: pgsql-committers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: pgsql: Use elog, not Assert, to report failure to provide an outer snap
Date: 2021-07-31 15:50:38
Message-ID: E1m9rG2-000159-BS@gemulon.postgresql.org
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Use elog, not Assert, to report failure to provide an outer snapshot.

As of commit 84f5c2908, executing SQL commands (via SPI or otherwise)
requires having either an active Portal, or a caller-established
active snapshot. We were simply Assert'ing that that's the case.
But we've now had a couple different reports of people testing
extensions that didn't meet this requirement, and were confused by
the resulting crash. Let's convert the Assert to a test-and-elog,
in hopes of making the issue clearer for extension authors.

Per gripes from Liu Huailing and RekGRpth. Back-patch to v11,
like the prior commit.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/OSZPR01MB6215671E3C5956A034A080DFBEEC9@OSZPR01MB6215.jpnprd01.prod.outlook.com
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/17035-14607d308ac8643c@postgresql.org

Branch
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REL_14_STABLE

Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/ec410c985e6d360f666e39be5609f3c4da5edc8f

Modified Files
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src/backend/tcop/pquery.c | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

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