On Thu, Jan 25, 2024 at 2:57 PM Wei Wang (Fujitsu)
<wangw.f...@fujitsu.com> wrote:
>
> In the function ReplicationSlotAcquire(), I found there is a missing in the
> below comments:
>
> ```
> /*
> * Search for the slot with the specified name if the slot to acquire
> is
> * not given. If the slot is not found, we either return -1 or error
> out.
> */
> s = SearchNamedReplicationSlot(name, false);
> if (s == NULL || !s->in_use)
> {
> LWLockRelease(ReplicationSlotControlLock);
>
> ereport(ERROR,
> (errcode(ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_OBJECT),
> errmsg("replication slot \"%s\" does not
> exist",
> name)));
> }
> ```
>
> It seems that when the slot is not found, we will only error out and will not
> return -1.
>
You seem to be correct. However, isn't the first part of the comment
also slightly confusing? In particular, "... if the slot to acquire is
not given." In this function, I don't see the case where a slot to
acquire is given.
--
With Regards,
Amit Kapila.
