Re: pgaio_io_get_id() type (was Re: Datum as struct)

Hi,

On 2025-08-05 19:20:20 +0200, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> On 31.07.25 19:17, Tom Lane wrote:
> > Also I see a "// XXX" in pg_get_aios, which I guess is a note
> > to confirm the data type to use for ioh_id?
>
> Yes, the stuff returned from pgaio_io_get_id() should be int, but some code
> uses uint32, and also UINT32_MAX as a special marker. Here is a patch that
> tries to straighten that out by using int consistently and -1 as a special
> marker.

> From e1bb97e13af226cd15c9a59929aef48bc92c4ac2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Peter Eisentraut <peter(at)eisentraut(dot)org>
> Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2025 19:16:38 +0200
> Subject: [PATCH] Use consistent type for pgaio_io_get_id() result
>
> The result of pgaio_io_get_id() was being assigned to a mix of int and
> uint32 variables. This fixes it to use int consistently, which seems
> the most correct. Also change the queue empty special value in
> method_worker.c to -1 from UINT32_MAX.

WFM. I guess I could see some value going with an unsigned value instead of a
signed one, but it really doesn't matter...

Greetings,

Andres