pgsql: Fix theoretical torn page hazard.

From: Jeff Davis <jdavis(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To: pgsql-committers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: pgsql: Fix theoretical torn page hazard.
Date: 2022-11-11 20:53:23
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Fix theoretical torn page hazard.

The original report was concerned with a possible inconsistency
between the heap and the visibility map, which I was unable to
confirm. The concern has been retracted.

However, there did seem to be a torn page hazard when using
checksums. By not setting the heap page LSN during redo, the
protections of minRecoveryPoint were bypassed. Fixed, along with a
misleading comment.

It may have been impossible to hit this problem in practice, because
it would require a page tear between the checksum and the flags, so I
am marking this as a theoretical risk. But, as discussed, it did
violate expectations about the page LSN, so it may have other
consequences.

Backpatch to all supported versions.

Reported-by: Konstantin Knizhnik
Reviewed-by: Konstantin Knizhnik
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/fed17dac-8cb8-4f5b-d462-1bb4908c029e@garret.ru
Backpatch-through: 11

Branch
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REL_12_STABLE

Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/7dd39e9e80288f2f4ef2990c4f074010973b56cb

Modified Files
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src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c | 6 ++++--
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

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