Re: remove partColsUpdated

On Wed, Oct 15, 2025 at 08:18:41PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Chao Li <li(dot)evan(dot)chao(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
>> On Oct 15, 2025, at 23:50, Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>>> This was first added in commit 2f17844 (v11), and AFAICT it was only used
>>> for a variable named update_tuple_routing_needed in ExecInitModifyTable(),
>>> which was removed by commit c5b7ba4 (v14). Any objections to removing it
>>> now?
>
>> Looks like this is only one assignment to it and nobody reads it. I don’t see a reason to retain it.
>
> I just had a look through https://codesearch.debian.net/ and couldn't
> find any evidence that any extensions are using it, so +1 to remove.

Yes, that feels OK. I've also spent some time looking at what github
is able to refer to, but I can only find traces of forked code or
cloned repositories in the open, without specific uses for it. +1.
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Michael