Re: [PATCH][BUG FIX] Unsafe access pointers.

> On 15 Nov 2019, at 12:25, Ranier Vilela <ranier_gyn(at)hotmail(dot)com> wrote:

> It's probably not happening, but it can happen, I think.

I don't think it can, given how elog() works.

> - if (!HeapTupleIsValid(classtup))
> + if (!HeapTupleIsValid(classtup)) {
> elog(ERROR, "cache lookup failed for operator class %u", opclassoid);
> + return false;

elog or ereport with a severity of ERROR or higher will never return.

> - if (!HeapTupleIsValid(familytup))
> + if (!HeapTupleIsValid(familytup)) {
> elog(ERROR, "cache lookup failed for operator family %u", opfamilyoid);
> + ReleaseSysCache(classtup);
> + return false;
> + }

Not only will elog(ERROR ..) not return to run this, the errorhandling
machinery will automatically release resources and clean up.

cheers ./daniel