pgsql: Do not reuse rd_smgr in fork loop when enabling data checksums

From: Daniel Gustafsson <dgustafsson(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To: pgsql-committers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: pgsql: Do not reuse rd_smgr in fork loop when enabling data checksums
Date: 2026-08-04 10:21:03
Message-ID: E1wrCGd-000000009Rm-1wIg@gemulon.postgresql.org
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Do not reuse rd_smgr in fork loop when enabling data checksums

ProcessSingleRelationByOid called RelationGetSmgr(rel), discarded the
result, and then read rel->rd_smgr directly when looping over forks.
Only RelationGetSmgr is authorized to read that field since a relcache
invalidation resets rd_smgr to NULL.

Backpatch to v19 where online checksums were introduced.

Author: Mihail Nikalayeu <mihailnikalayeu(at)gmail(dot)com>
Reviewed-by: ChangAo Chen <cca5507(at)qq(dot)com>
Reviewed-by: Fujii Masao <masao(dot)fujii(at)gmail(dot)com>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CADzfLwXGvb4Y-mqy8T+O0f_tkXR1sTDBGzP5Z=V_qcGnZ46rWg@mail.gmail.com
Backpatch-through: 19

Branch
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master

Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/ab918a4fab0a6a8855b230d140bbf89fb090ad3e

Modified Files
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src/backend/postmaster/datachecksum_state.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

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