Replace pg_restrict by standard restrict

MSVC in C11 mode supports the standard restrict qualifier, so we don't
need the workaround naming pg_restrict anymore.

Even though restrict is in C99 and should be supported by all
supported compilers, we keep the configure test and the hardcoded
redirection to __restrict, because that will also work in C++ in all
supported compilers.  (restrict is not part of the C++ standard.)

For backward compatibility for extensions, we keep a #define of
pg_restrict around, but our own code doesn't use it anymore.

Reviewed-by: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Discussion: https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/0e3d8644-c01d-4374-86ea-9f0a987981f0%40eisentraut.org

configure

@@ -14999,10 +14999,10 @@ _ACEOF
 fi
 
 
-# MSVC doesn't cope well with defining restrict to __restrict, the
+# Even though restrict is in C99 and should be supported by all
-# spelling it understands, because it conflicts with
+# supported compilers, but this macro is useful because it will prefer
-# __declspec(restrict). Therefore we define pg_restrict to the
+# a spelling that also works in C++ (often __restrict).  (restrict is
-# appropriate definition, which presumably won't conflict.
+# not part of the C++ standard.)
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for C/C++ restrict keyword" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for C/C++ restrict keyword... " >&6; }
 if ${ac_cv_c_restrict+:} false; then :
@@ -15049,16 +15049,6 @@ _ACEOF
  ;;
  esac
 
-if test "$ac_cv_c_restrict" = "no"; then
-  pg_restrict=""
-else
-  pg_restrict="$ac_cv_c_restrict"
-fi
-
-cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define pg_restrict $pg_restrict
-_ACEOF
-
 
 ac_fn_c_check_type "$LINENO" "struct option" "ac_cv_type_struct_option" "#ifdef HAVE_GETOPT_H
 #include <getopt.h>

configure.ac

@@ -1685,19 +1685,11 @@ PGAC_UNION_SEMUN
 AC_CHECK_TYPES(socklen_t, [], [], [#include <sys/socket.h>])
 PGAC_STRUCT_SOCKADDR_SA_LEN
 
-# MSVC doesn't cope well with defining restrict to __restrict, the
+# Even though restrict is in C99 and should be supported by all
-# spelling it understands, because it conflicts with
+# supported compilers, this test is useful because it will prefer a
-# __declspec(restrict). Therefore we define pg_restrict to the
+# spelling that also works in C++ (often __restrict).  (restrict is
-# appropriate definition, which presumably won't conflict.
+# not part of the C++ standard.)
 AC_C_RESTRICT
-if test "$ac_cv_c_restrict" = "no"; then
-  pg_restrict=""
-else
-  pg_restrict="$ac_cv_c_restrict"
-fi
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([pg_restrict], [$pg_restrict],
-[Define to keyword to use for C99 restrict support, or to nothing if not
-supported])
 
 AC_CHECK_TYPES([struct option], [], [],
 [#ifdef HAVE_GETOPT_H

meson.build

@@ -2803,13 +2803,12 @@ int main(void)
 endforeach
 
 
-# MSVC doesn't cope well with defining restrict to __restrict, the spelling it
+# Even though restrict is in C99 and should be supported by all
-# understands, because it conflicts with __declspec(restrict). Therefore we
+# supported compilers, this indirection is useful because __restrict
-# define pg_restrict to the appropriate definition, which presumably won't
+# also works in C++ in all supported compilers.  (If not, then we
-# conflict.
+# might have to write a real test.)  (restrict is not part of the C++
-#
+# standard.)
-# We assume C99 support, so we don't need to make this conditional.
+cdata.set('restrict', '__restrict')
-cdata.set('pg_restrict', '__restrict')
 
 
 # Most libraries are included only if they demonstrably provide a function we

src/bin/pg_verifybackup/pg_verifybackup.c

@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ parse_required_wal(verifier_context *context, char *pg_waldump_path,
  * context says we should.
  */
 void
-report_backup_error(verifier_context *context, const char *pg_restrict fmt,...)
+report_backup_error(verifier_context *context, const char *restrict fmt,...)
 {
 	va_list		ap;
 
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ report_backup_error(verifier_context *context, const char *pg_restrict fmt,...)
  * Report a fatal error and exit
  */
 void
-report_fatal_error(const char *pg_restrict fmt,...)
+report_fatal_error(const char *restrict fmt,...)
 {
 	va_list		ap;
 

src/bin/pg_verifybackup/pg_verifybackup.h

@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ typedef struct verifier_context
 } verifier_context;
 
 extern void report_backup_error(verifier_context *context,
-								const char *pg_restrict fmt,...)
+								const char *restrict fmt,...)
 			pg_attribute_printf(2, 3);
-pg_noreturn extern void report_fatal_error(const char *pg_restrict fmt,...)
+pg_noreturn extern void report_fatal_error(const char *restrict fmt,...)
 			pg_attribute_printf(1, 2);
 extern bool should_ignore_relpath(verifier_context *context,
 								  const char *relpath);

src/common/logging.c

@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ pg_logging_set_locus_callback(void (*cb) (const char **filename, uint64 *lineno)
 
 void
 pg_log_generic(enum pg_log_level level, enum pg_log_part part,
-			   const char *pg_restrict fmt,...)
+			   const char *restrict fmt,...)
 {
 	va_list		ap;
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ pg_log_generic(enum pg_log_level level, enum pg_log_part part,
 
 void
 pg_log_generic_v(enum pg_log_level level, enum pg_log_part part,
-				 const char *pg_restrict fmt, va_list ap)
+				 const char *restrict fmt, va_list ap)
 {
 	int			save_errno = errno;
 	const char *filename = NULL;

src/common/string.c

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pg_str_endswith(const char *str, const char *end)
  * strtoint --- just like strtol, but returns int not long
  */
 int
-strtoint(const char *pg_restrict str, char **pg_restrict endptr, int base)
+strtoint(const char *restrict str, char **restrict endptr, int base)
 {
 	long		val;
 

src/include/c.h

@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@
 #define inline
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Previously used PostgreSQL-specific spelling, for backward compatibility
+ * for extensions.
+ */
+#define pg_restrict restrict
+
 /*
  * Attribute macros
  *

src/include/common/logging.h

@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ void		pg_logging_set_pre_callback(void (*cb) (void));
 void		pg_logging_set_locus_callback(void (*cb) (const char **filename, uint64 *lineno));
 
 void		pg_log_generic(enum pg_log_level level, enum pg_log_part part,
-						   const char *pg_restrict fmt,...)
+						   const char *restrict fmt,...)
 			pg_attribute_printf(3, 4);
 void		pg_log_generic_v(enum pg_log_level level, enum pg_log_part part,
-							 const char *pg_restrict fmt, va_list ap)
+							 const char *restrict fmt, va_list ap)
 			pg_attribute_printf(3, 0);
 
 /*

src/include/common/string.h

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ typedef struct PromptInterruptContext
 
 /* functions in src/common/string.c */
 extern bool pg_str_endswith(const char *str, const char *end);
-extern int	strtoint(const char *pg_restrict str, char **pg_restrict endptr,
+extern int	strtoint(const char *restrict str, char **restrict endptr,
 					 int base);
 extern char *pg_clean_ascii(const char *str, int alloc_flags);
 extern int	pg_strip_crlf(char *str);

src/include/libpq/pqformat.h

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ extern void pq_sendfloat8(StringInfo buf, float8 f);
  * Append a [u]int8 to a StringInfo buffer, which already has enough space
  * preallocated.
  *
- * The use of pg_restrict allows the compiler to optimize the code based on
+ * The use of restrict allows the compiler to optimize the code based on
  * the assumption that buf, buf->len, buf->data and *buf->data don't
  * overlap. Without the annotation buf->len etc cannot be kept in a register
  * over subsequent pq_writeintN calls.
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ extern void pq_sendfloat8(StringInfo buf, float8 f);
  * overly picky and demanding a * before a restrict.
  */
 static inline void
-pq_writeint8(StringInfoData *pg_restrict buf, uint8 i)
+pq_writeint8(StringInfoData *restrict buf, uint8 i)
 {
 	uint8		ni = i;
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pq_writeint8(StringInfoData *pg_restrict buf, uint8 i)
  * preallocated.
  */
 static inline void
-pq_writeint16(StringInfoData *pg_restrict buf, uint16 i)
+pq_writeint16(StringInfoData *restrict buf, uint16 i)
 {
 	uint16		ni = pg_hton16(i);
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ pq_writeint16(StringInfoData *pg_restrict buf, uint16 i)
  * preallocated.
  */
 static inline void
-pq_writeint32(StringInfoData *pg_restrict buf, uint32 i)
+pq_writeint32(StringInfoData *restrict buf, uint32 i)
 {
 	uint32		ni = pg_hton32(i);
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ pq_writeint32(StringInfoData *pg_restrict buf, uint32 i)
  * preallocated.
  */
 static inline void
-pq_writeint64(StringInfoData *pg_restrict buf, uint64 i)
+pq_writeint64(StringInfoData *restrict buf, uint64 i)
 {
 	uint64		ni = pg_hton64(i);
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ pq_writeint64(StringInfoData *pg_restrict buf, uint64 i)
  * sent to the frontend.
  */
 static inline void
-pq_writestring(StringInfoData *pg_restrict buf, const char *pg_restrict str)
+pq_writestring(StringInfoData *restrict buf, const char *restrict str)
 {
 	int			slen = strlen(str);
 	char	   *p;

src/include/pg_config.h.in

@@ -796,10 +796,6 @@
 #undef inline
 #endif
 
-/* Define to keyword to use for C99 restrict support, or to nothing if not
-   supported */
-#undef pg_restrict
-
 /* Define to the equivalent of the C99 'restrict' keyword, or to
    nothing if this is not supported.  Do not define if restrict is
    supported directly.  */