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* pgsql: Assert correct VM page passed to pruning
@ 2026-09-22 21:28 Melanie Plageman <melanieplageman@gmail.com>
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From: Melanie Plageman @ 2026-09-22 21:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: pgsql-committers@lists.postgresql.org

Assert correct VM page passed to pruning

Before pruning a heap page, we get the current status of the
corresponding VM page. If the passed in vmbuffer isn't the right one,
visibilitymap_get_status() will silently unpin it and pin the correct
page. Pruning assumes the caller manages the vmbuffer lifecycle, so this
would leave the caller with a stale VM reference and would leak the new
VM pin. To avoid mistakes in development, assert that the correct VM
page is pinned before beginning.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <melanieplageman@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Andrey Borodin <x4mmm@yandex-team.ru>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_amj7qLF4c=9ijd=708Fu2G8gg-2EqwBu=aCdAHU2sPHg@mail.gmail.com
Backpatch-through: 19

Branch
------
master

Details
-------
https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/d8516db39dfa73042e3ba28f9efc78da4dd6792d

Modified Files
--------------
src/backend/access/heap/pruneheap.c | 8 +++++++-
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)



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* pgsql: Assert correct VM page passed to pruning
@ 2026-09-22 21:29 Melanie Plageman <melanieplageman@gmail.com>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread

From: Melanie Plageman @ 2026-09-22 21:29 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: pgsql-committers@lists.postgresql.org

Assert correct VM page passed to pruning

Before pruning a heap page, we get the current status of the
corresponding VM page. If the passed in vmbuffer isn't the right one,
visibilitymap_get_status() will silently unpin it and pin the correct
page. Pruning assumes the caller manages the vmbuffer lifecycle, so this
would leave the caller with a stale VM reference and would leak the new
VM pin. To avoid mistakes in development, assert that the correct VM
page is pinned before beginning.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <melanieplageman@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Andrey Borodin <x4mmm@yandex-team.ru>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_amj7qLF4c=9ijd=708Fu2G8gg-2EqwBu=aCdAHU2sPHg@mail.gmail.com
Backpatch-through: 19

Branch
------
REL_19_STABLE

Details
-------
https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/40cc0662ed7c0bf07e8c6534b1291ec5bcb5fee0

Modified Files
--------------
src/backend/access/heap/pruneheap.c | 8 +++++++-
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)



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