Re: [PATCH] Alter or rename enum value

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: emre(at)hasegeli(dot)com
Cc: Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker <ilmari(at)ilmari(dot)org>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Matthias Kurz <m(dot)kurz(at)irregular(dot)at>, Jim Nasby <Jim(dot)Nasby(at)bluetreble(dot)com>, "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Alter or rename enum value
Date: 2016-08-21 14:28:18
Message-ID: 6629.1471789698@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Emre Hasegeli <emre(at)hasegeli(dot)com> writes:
>> + ReleaseCatCacheList(list);
>> + heap_close(pg_enum, RowExclusiveLock);

> Maybe we better release them before reporting error, too. I would
> release the list after the loop, close the heap before ereport().

Transaction abort will clean up such resources just fine; if it did
not, then any function you call would have problems if it threw an
error. I would not contort the logic to free stuff before ereport.

regards, tom lane

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