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* [PATCH] Remove stale XXX comment in logical launcher
@ 2026-09-08 07:44 Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de>
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From: Álvaro Herrera @ 2026-09-08 07:44 UTC (permalink / raw)

An XXX comment in launcher.c questioned why the slot drop does not request
disabling logical decoding. But the conflict detection slot is a physical slot,
so there is no logical decoding state to disable. Remove the comment and add an
explanation atop the slot creation function clarifying that the slot is physical.

Author: "Zhijie Hou (Fujitsu)" <houzj.fnst@fujitsu.com>
Reviewed-by: shveta malik <shveta.malik@gmail.com>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/TY4PR01MB177186C8AB596F30DF704ECDC94B62@TY4PR01MB17718.jpnprd01.prod.outlook.com
---
 src/backend/replication/logical/launcher.c | 14 +++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/launcher.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/launcher.c
index c328ad53ecc..5057a928adb 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/launcher.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/launcher.c
@@ -1284,12 +1284,12 @@ ApplyLauncherMain(Datum main_arg)
 				retain_dead_tuples = true;
 
 				/*
-				 * Create a replication slot to retain information necessary
-				 * for conflict detection such as dead tuples, commit
-				 * timestamps, and origins.
+				 * Create a (physical) replication slot to retain information
+				 * necessary for conflict detection such as dead tuples,
+				 * commit timestamps, and origins.
 				 *
 				 * The slot is created before starting the apply worker to
-				 * prevent it from unnecessarily maintaining its
+				 * prevent the worker from unnecessarily maintaining its
 				 * oldest_nonremovable_xid.
 				 *
 				 * The slot is created even for a disabled subscription to
@@ -1418,7 +1418,6 @@ ApplyLauncherMain(Datum main_arg)
 		if (MyReplicationSlot)
 		{
 			if (!retain_dead_tuples)
-				/* XXX unclear why we don't request logical decoding disable */
 				ReplicationSlotDropAcquired(false);
 			else if (can_update_xmin)
 				update_conflict_slot_xmin(xmin);
@@ -1627,6 +1626,11 @@ reset_conflict_slot_xmin_to_safe_horizon(void)
 /*
  * Create and acquire the replication slot used to retain information for
  * conflict detection, if not yet.
+ *
+ * A physical slot is enough, as no logical decoding is going to be performed
+ * through it.  In fact, the slot will only be used through its xmin horizon
+ * to prevent the removal of dead tuples and commit timestamp data required by
+ * subscriptions with retain_dead_tuples enabled in any database.
  */
 void
 CreateConflictDetectionSlot(void)
-- 
2.47.3


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