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    Fix hypothetical bug in heap backward scans · 16dfe253
    David Rowley authored
    Both heapgettup() and heapgettup_pagemode() incorrectly set the first page
    to scan in a backward scan in which the number of pages to scan was
    specified by heap_setscanlimits().  The code incorrectly started the scan
    at the end of the relation when startBlk was 0, or otherwise at
    startBlk - 1, neither of which is correct when only scanning a subset of
    pages.
    
    The fix here checks if heap_setscanlimits() has changed the number of
    pages to scan and if so we set the first page to scan as the final page in
    the specified range during backward scans.
    
    Proper adjustment of this code was forgotten when heap_setscanlimits() was
    added in 7516f525 back in 9.5.  However, practice, nowhere in core code
    performs backward scans after having used heap_setscanlimits(), yet, it is
    possible an extension uses the heap functions in this way, hence
    backpatch.
    
    An upcoming patch does use heap_setscanlimits() with backward scans, so
    this must be fixed before that can go in.
    
    Author: David Rowley
    Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAApHDvpGc9h0_oVD2CtgBcxCS1N-qDYZSeBRnUh+0CWJA9cMaA@mail.gmail.com
    Backpatch-through: 9.5, all supported versions
    16dfe253
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