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-rw-r--r--src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c11
-rw-r--r--src/backend/replication/logical/launcher.c11
-rw-r--r--src/backend/utils/init/postinit.c13
3 files changed, 3 insertions, 32 deletions
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c b/src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c
index dc3cf87abab..8078eeef62e 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c
@@ -1799,18 +1799,9 @@ get_database_list(void)
resultcxt = CurrentMemoryContext;
/*
- * Start a transaction so we can access pg_database, and get a snapshot.
- * We don't have a use for the snapshot itself, but we're interested in
- * the secondary effect that it sets RecentGlobalXmin. (This is critical
- * for anything that reads heap pages, because HOT may decide to prune
- * them even if the process doesn't attempt to modify any tuples.)
- *
- * FIXME: This comment is inaccurate / the code buggy. A snapshot that is
- * not pushed/active does not reliably prevent HOT pruning (->xmin could
- * e.g. be cleared when cache invalidations are processed).
+ * Start a transaction so we can access pg_database.
*/
StartTransactionCommand();
- (void) GetTransactionSnapshot();
rel = table_open(DatabaseRelationId, AccessShareLock);
scan = table_beginscan_catalog(rel, 0, NULL);
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/launcher.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/launcher.c
index e5fdca8bbf6..8b196420445 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/launcher.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/launcher.c
@@ -121,18 +121,9 @@ get_subscription_list(void)
resultcxt = CurrentMemoryContext;
/*
- * Start a transaction so we can access pg_database, and get a snapshot.
- * We don't have a use for the snapshot itself, but we're interested in
- * the secondary effect that it sets RecentGlobalXmin. (This is critical
- * for anything that reads heap pages, because HOT may decide to prune
- * them even if the process doesn't attempt to modify any tuples.)
- *
- * FIXME: This comment is inaccurate / the code buggy. A snapshot that is
- * not pushed/active does not reliably prevent HOT pruning (->xmin could
- * e.g. be cleared when cache invalidations are processed).
+ * Start a transaction so we can access pg_subscription.
*/
StartTransactionCommand();
- (void) GetTransactionSnapshot();
rel = table_open(SubscriptionRelationId, AccessShareLock);
scan = table_beginscan_catalog(rel, 0, NULL);
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/init/postinit.c b/src/backend/utils/init/postinit.c
index 5b657a3f135..770ab6906e7 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/init/postinit.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/init/postinit.c
@@ -813,16 +813,7 @@ InitPostgres(const char *in_dbname, Oid dboid,
}
/*
- * Start a new transaction here before first access to db, and get a
- * snapshot. We don't have a use for the snapshot itself, but we're
- * interested in the secondary effect that it sets RecentGlobalXmin. (This
- * is critical for anything that reads heap pages, because HOT may decide
- * to prune them even if the process doesn't attempt to modify any
- * tuples.)
- *
- * FIXME: This comment is inaccurate / the code buggy. A snapshot that is
- * not pushed/active does not reliably prevent HOT pruning (->xmin could
- * e.g. be cleared when cache invalidations are processed).
+ * Start a new transaction here before first access to db.
*/
if (!bootstrap)
{
@@ -837,8 +828,6 @@ InitPostgres(const char *in_dbname, Oid dboid,
* Fortunately, "read committed" is plenty good enough.
*/
XactIsoLevel = XACT_READ_COMMITTED;
-
- (void) GetTransactionSnapshot();
}
/*