Re: Remove PointerIsValid() - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Geoghegan
Subject Re: Remove PointerIsValid()
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Msg-id CAH2-Wz=AewWCszPow7KxPDzSX8rzH8L9_+CHop3UHq8U10OWGg@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Remove PointerIsValid()  (Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org>)
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On Wed, Sep 17, 2025 at 1:21 AM Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org> wrote:
> I think there is agreement that the PointerIsValid() macro is pretty
> useless.  This patch proposes to remove it.  There have been a few
> recent mini-discussions in other threads that appear to support this. [0][1]

I'm also in favor of removing it.

> There were the usual concerns about code churn and backpatching and so
> on, but I think in the end the change is not that big and it's in pretty
> boring positions.

I agree.

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Peter Geoghegan



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