pgsql: Remove volatile from latch API

Remove volatile from latch API This was no longer useful since the latch functions use memory barriers already, which are also compiler barriers, and volatile does not help with cross-process access. Discussion: https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/20190218202511.qsfpuj5sy4dbezcw%40alap3.a

pgsql: Test partition functions with legacy inheritance children, too

Test partition functions with legacy inheritance children, too It's worth immortalizing this behavior, per discussion. Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected] Branch -- master Details --- https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/d12fbe2f8e5daf84b07a61884a8e

pgsql: pg_partition_ancestors

pg_partition_ancestors Adds another introspection feature for partitioning, necessary for further psql patches. Reviewed-by: Michaël Paquier Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/[email protected] Branch -- master Details --- https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/b96f6b

pgsql: Reorder configure tests for accept() in Windows

Reorder configure tests for accept() in Windows Currently only frogmouth in the buildfarm uses the 32bit params, and it's not able to build past release 10, so put those last, saving substantial configure time on more modern systems. Even if we get a modern 32 bit Windows system at some stage we s

pgsql: Correct obsolete nbtree page split WAL comment.

Correct obsolete nbtree page split WAL comment. Commit 2c03216d831, which revamped the WAL record format, failed to update a comment referencing the old API. Update the comment. Branch -- master Details --- https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/72c7c4e38610297b200721a7d5201f79e7ceef7

pgsql: Allow recovery tests to run on Windows as an admin user

Allow recovery tests to run on Windows as an admin user This is the only test that fails when run as an admin user. The reason is that when Postgres is started via pg_ctl its admin privileges are lowered. However, this test called 'postgres -D datadir' directly, resulting in a failure. Replace tha

pgsql: Disable dump_connstr test on Msys2

Disable dump_connstr test on Msys2 For some reason the dump test with names with high bits set fails on Msys2 (although not Msys1). Disable the tests for now, so that other tests can run. Branch -- master Details --- https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/1638623f34b716cab8e260b1172046

pgsql: Note case where nbtree VACUUM finishes splits.

Note case where nbtree VACUUM finishes splits. The nbtree README claims that VACUUM can never finish interrupted page splits by design. That isn't entirely accurate, though. Note an exception to the general rule. Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAH2-Wz=_xvv8byzk_lvy4ci76ogshcqzokf7we8yg9wao7j.