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Rename "pg_clog" directory to "pg_xact".

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Names containing the letters "log" sometimes confuse users into
believing that only non-critical data is present.  It is hoped
this renaming will discourage ill-considered removals of transaction
status data.

Michael Paquier

Discussion: http://postgr.es/m/CA+Tgmoa9xFQyjRZupbdEFuwUerFTvC6HjZq1ud6GYragGDFFgA@mail.gmail.com
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Robert Haas
2017-03-17 09:46:58 -04:00
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@ -6790,8 +6790,8 @@ heap_prepare_freeze_tuple(HeapTupleHeader tuple, TransactionId cutoff_xid,
* Note: it might seem we could make the changes without exclusive lock, since
* TransactionId read/write is assumed atomic anyway. However there is a race
* condition: someone who just fetched an old XID that we overwrite here could
* conceivably not finish checking the XID against pg_clog before we finish
* the VACUUM and perhaps truncate off the part of pg_clog he needs. Getting
* conceivably not finish checking the XID against pg_xact before we finish
* the VACUUM and perhaps truncate off the part of pg_xact he needs. Getting
* exclusive lock ensures no other backend is in process of checking the
* tuple status. Also, getting exclusive lock makes it safe to adjust the
* infomask bits.