Remove useless LockDisable() function and associated overhead, per my

proposal of 26-Aug.

doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml

 <!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml,v 1.19 2001/09/08 15:24:00 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml,v 1.20 2001/09/27 16:29:12 tgl Exp $
 Postgres documentation
 -->
 
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ Postgres documentation
    <arg>-f<group choice="plain"><arg>s</arg><arg>i</arg><arg>t</arg><arg>n</arg><arg>m</arg><arg>h</arg></group></arg>
    <arg>-F</arg>
    <arg>-i</arg>
-   <arg>-L</arg>
    <arg>-N</arg>
    <arg>-o <replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
    <arg>-O</arg>
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ Postgres documentation
    <arg>-f<group choice="plain"><arg>s</arg><arg>i</arg><arg>t</arg><arg>n</arg><arg>m</arg><arg>h</arg></group></arg>
    <arg>-F</arg>
    <arg>-i</arg>
-   <arg>-L</arg>
    <arg>-o <replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
    <arg>-O</arg>
    <arg>-p <replaceable>database</replaceable></arg>
@@ -293,15 +291,6 @@ Postgres documentation
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
-     <varlistentry>
-      <term>-L</term>
-      <listitem>
-       <para>
-	Turns off the locking system.
-       </para>
-      </listitem>
-     </varlistentry>
-
      <varlistentry>
       <term>-O</term>
       <listitem>

src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c,v 1.115 2001/08/25 00:31:17 petere Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c,v 1.116 2001/09/27 16:29:12 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -389,7 +389,6 @@ BootstrapMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 * backend initialization
 	 */
 	InitPostgres(dbName, NULL);
-	LockDisable(true);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAXATTR; i++)
 	{

src/backend/storage/lmgr/lmgr.c

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/storage/lmgr/lmgr.c,v 1.50 2001/08/25 18:52:42 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/storage/lmgr/lmgr.c,v 1.51 2001/09/27 16:29:12 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -145,9 +145,6 @@ LockRelation(Relation relation, LOCKMODE lockmode)
 {
 	LOCKTAG		tag;
 
-	if (LockingDisabled())
-		return;
-
 	MemSet(&tag, 0, sizeof(tag));
 	tag.relId = relation->rd_lockInfo.lockRelId.relId;
 	tag.dbId = relation->rd_lockInfo.lockRelId.dbId;
@@ -182,9 +179,6 @@ ConditionalLockRelation(Relation relation, LOCKMODE lockmode)
 {
 	LOCKTAG		tag;
 
-	if (LockingDisabled())
-		return true;
-
 	MemSet(&tag, 0, sizeof(tag));
 	tag.relId = relation->rd_lockInfo.lockRelId.relId;
 	tag.dbId = relation->rd_lockInfo.lockRelId.dbId;
@@ -215,9 +209,6 @@ UnlockRelation(Relation relation, LOCKMODE lockmode)
 {
 	LOCKTAG		tag;
 
-	if (LockingDisabled())
-		return;
-
 	MemSet(&tag, 0, sizeof(tag));
 	tag.relId = relation->rd_lockInfo.lockRelId.relId;
 	tag.dbId = relation->rd_lockInfo.lockRelId.dbId;
@@ -243,9 +234,6 @@ LockRelationForSession(LockRelId *relid, LOCKMODE lockmode)
 {
 	LOCKTAG		tag;
 
-	if (LockingDisabled())
-		return;
-
 	MemSet(&tag, 0, sizeof(tag));
 	tag.relId = relid->relId;
 	tag.dbId = relid->dbId;
@@ -264,9 +252,6 @@ UnlockRelationForSession(LockRelId *relid, LOCKMODE lockmode)
 {
 	LOCKTAG		tag;
 
-	if (LockingDisabled())
-		return;
-
 	MemSet(&tag, 0, sizeof(tag));
 	tag.relId = relid->relId;
 	tag.dbId = relid->dbId;
@@ -277,15 +262,16 @@ UnlockRelationForSession(LockRelId *relid, LOCKMODE lockmode)
 
 /*
  *		LockPage
+ *
+ * Obtain a page-level lock.  This is currently used by some index access
+ * methods to lock index pages.  For heap relations, it is used only with
+ * blkno == 0 to signify locking the relation for extension.
  */
 void
 LockPage(Relation relation, BlockNumber blkno, LOCKMODE lockmode)
 {
 	LOCKTAG		tag;
 
-	if (LockingDisabled())
-		return;
-
 	MemSet(&tag, 0, sizeof(tag));
 	tag.relId = relation->rd_lockInfo.lockRelId.relId;
 	tag.dbId = relation->rd_lockInfo.lockRelId.dbId;
@@ -304,9 +290,6 @@ UnlockPage(Relation relation, BlockNumber blkno, LOCKMODE lockmode)
 {
 	LOCKTAG		tag;
 
-	if (LockingDisabled())
-		return;
-
 	MemSet(&tag, 0, sizeof(tag));
 	tag.relId = relation->rd_lockInfo.lockRelId.relId;
 	tag.dbId = relation->rd_lockInfo.lockRelId.dbId;
@@ -315,14 +298,21 @@ UnlockPage(Relation relation, BlockNumber blkno, LOCKMODE lockmode)
 	LockRelease(LockTableId, &tag, GetCurrentTransactionId(), lockmode);
 }
 
+/*
+ *		XactLockTableInsert
+ *
+ * Insert a lock showing that the given transaction ID is running ---
+ * this is done during xact startup.  The lock can then be used to wait
+ * for the transaction to finish.
+ *
+ * We need no corresponding unlock function, since the lock will always
+ * be released implicitly at transaction commit/abort, never any other way.
+ */
 void
 XactLockTableInsert(TransactionId xid)
 {
 	LOCKTAG		tag;
 
-	if (LockingDisabled())
-		return;
-
 	MemSet(&tag, 0, sizeof(tag));
 	tag.relId = XactLockTableId;
 	tag.dbId = InvalidOid;		/* xids are globally unique */
@@ -333,43 +323,29 @@ XactLockTableInsert(TransactionId xid)
 		elog(ERROR, "XactLockTableInsert: LockAcquire failed");
 }
 
-#ifdef NOT_USED
-void
-XactLockTableDelete(TransactionId xid)
-{
-	LOCKTAG		tag;
-
-	if (LockingDisabled())
-		return;
-
-	MemSet(&tag, 0, sizeof(tag));
-	tag.relId = XactLockTableId;
-	tag.dbId = InvalidOid;
-	tag.objId.xid = xid;
-
-	LockRelease(LockTableId, &tag, xid, ExclusiveLock);
-}
-
-#endif
-
+/*
+ *		XactLockTableWait
+ *
+ * Wait for the specified transaction to commit or abort.
+ */
 void
 XactLockTableWait(TransactionId xid)
 {
 	LOCKTAG		tag;
+	TransactionId	myxid = GetCurrentTransactionId();
 
-	if (LockingDisabled())
-		return;
+	Assert(! TransactionIdEquals(xid, myxid));
 
 	MemSet(&tag, 0, sizeof(tag));
 	tag.relId = XactLockTableId;
 	tag.dbId = InvalidOid;
 	tag.objId.xid = xid;
 
-	if (!LockAcquire(LockTableId, &tag, GetCurrentTransactionId(),
+	if (!LockAcquire(LockTableId, &tag, myxid,
 					 ShareLock, false))
 		elog(ERROR, "XactLockTableWait: LockAcquire failed");
 
-	LockRelease(LockTableId, &tag, GetCurrentTransactionId(), ShareLock);
+	LockRelease(LockTableId, &tag, myxid, ShareLock);
 
 	/*
 	 * Transaction was committed/aborted/crashed - we have to update

src/backend/storage/lmgr/lock.c

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/storage/lmgr/lock.c,v 1.94 2001/09/07 00:27:29 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/storage/lmgr/lock.c,v 1.95 2001/09/27 16:29:12 tgl Exp $
  *
  * NOTES
  *	  Outside modules can create a lock table and acquire/release
@@ -165,11 +165,6 @@ SPINLOCK	LockMgrLock;		/* in Shmem or created in
 static LOCKMASK BITS_OFF[MAX_LOCKMODES];
 static LOCKMASK BITS_ON[MAX_LOCKMODES];
 
-/*
- * Disable flag
- */
-static bool LockingIsDisabled;
-
 /*
  * map from lockmethod to the lock table structure
  */
@@ -195,23 +190,6 @@ InitLocks(void)
 	}
 }
 
-/*
- * LockDisable -- sets LockingIsDisabled flag to TRUE or FALSE.
- */
-void
-LockDisable(bool status)
-{
-	LockingIsDisabled = status;
-}
-
-/*
- * Boolean function to determine current locking status
- */
-bool
-LockingDisabled(void)
-{
-	return LockingIsDisabled;
-}
 
 /*
  * Fetch the lock method table associated with a given lock
@@ -509,9 +487,6 @@ LockAcquire(LOCKMETHOD lockmethod, LOCKTAG *locktag,
 		return FALSE;
 	}
 
-	if (LockingIsDisabled)
-		return TRUE;
-
 	masterLock = lockMethodTable->ctl->masterLock;
 
 	SpinAcquire(masterLock);
@@ -1047,9 +1022,6 @@ LockRelease(LOCKMETHOD lockmethod, LOCKTAG *locktag,
 		return FALSE;
 	}
 
-	if (LockingIsDisabled)
-		return TRUE;
-
 	masterLock = lockMethodTable->ctl->masterLock;
 	SpinAcquire(masterLock);
 

src/backend/tcop/postgres.c

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c,v 1.233 2001/09/21 17:06:12 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c,v 1.234 2001/09/27 16:29:12 tgl Exp $
  *
  * NOTES
  *	  this is the "main" module of the postgres backend and
@@ -1096,7 +1096,6 @@ usage(char *progname)
 	printf("Developer options:\n");
 	printf("  -f [s|i|n|m|h]  forbid use of some plan types\n");
 	printf("  -i              do not execute queries\n");
-	printf("  -L              turn off locking\n");
 	printf("  -O              allow system table structure changes\n");
 	printf("  -t [pa|pl|ex]   show timings after each query\n");
 	printf("  -W NUM          wait NUM seconds to allow attach from a debugger\n");
@@ -1207,7 +1206,7 @@ PostgresMain(int argc, char *argv[],
 
 	optind = 1;					/* reset after postmaster's usage */
 
-	while ((flag = getopt(argc, argv, "A:B:c:CD:d:Eef:FiLNOPo:p:S:st:v:W:x:-:")) != EOF)
+	while ((flag = getopt(argc, argv, "A:B:c:CD:d:Eef:FiNOPo:p:S:st:v:W:x:-:")) != EOF)
 		switch (flag)
 		{
 			case 'A':
@@ -1314,15 +1313,6 @@ PostgresMain(int argc, char *argv[],
 				dontExecute = true;
 				break;
 
-			case 'L':
-
-				/*
-				 * turn off locking
-				 */
-				if (secure)
-					lockingOff = 1;
-				break;
-
 			case 'N':
 
 				/*
@@ -1726,7 +1716,7 @@ PostgresMain(int argc, char *argv[],
 	if (!IsUnderPostmaster)
 	{
 		puts("\nPOSTGRES backend interactive interface ");
-		puts("$Revision: 1.233 $ $Date: 2001/09/21 17:06:12 $\n");
+		puts("$Revision: 1.234 $ $Date: 2001/09/27 16:29:12 $\n");
 	}
 
 	/*

src/backend/utils/init/postinit.c

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/init/postinit.c,v 1.91 2001/09/08 15:24:00 petere Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/utils/init/postinit.c,v 1.92 2001/09/27 16:29:12 tgl Exp $
  *
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ static void InitCommunication(void);
 static void ShutdownPostgres(void);
 static bool ThereIsAtLeastOneUser(void);
 
-int			lockingOff = 0;		/* backend -L switch */
-
 
 /*** InitPostgres support ***/
 
@@ -327,9 +325,6 @@ InitPostgres(const char *dbname, const char *username)
 	/* replace faked-up relcache entries with the real info */
 	RelationCacheInitializePhase2();
 
-	if (lockingOff)
-		LockDisable(true);
-
 	/*
 	 * Figure out our postgres user id.  In standalone mode we use a
 	 * fixed id, otherwise we figure it out from the authenticated

src/include/miscadmin.h

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2001, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $Id: miscadmin.h,v 1.91 2001/09/21 03:32:36 tgl Exp $
+ * $Id: miscadmin.h,v 1.92 2001/09/27 16:29:13 tgl Exp $
  *
  * NOTES
  *	  some of the information in this file should be moved to
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ extern bool is_dbadmin(Oid dbid); /* current user is owner of database */
  *	  pmod.h --																 *
  *			POSTGRES processing mode definitions.							 *
  *****************************************************************************/
+
 /*
  * Description:
  *		There are three processing modes in POSTGRES.  They are
@@ -262,19 +263,6 @@ typedef enum ProcessingMode
 	NormalProcessing			/* normal processing */
 } ProcessingMode;
 
-
-/*****************************************************************************
- *	  pinit.h --															 *
- *			POSTGRES initialization and cleanup definitions.				 *
- *****************************************************************************/
-
-/* in utils/init/postinit.c */
-extern int	lockingOff;
-
-extern void InitPostgres(const char *dbname, const char *username);
-extern void BaseInit(void);
-
-/* processing mode support stuff */
 extern ProcessingMode Mode;
 
 #define IsBootstrapProcessingMode() ((bool)(Mode == BootstrapProcessing))
@@ -291,6 +279,17 @@ extern ProcessingMode Mode;
 
 #define GetProcessingMode() Mode
 
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+ *	  pinit.h --															 *
+ *			POSTGRES initialization and cleanup definitions.				 *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+/* in utils/init/postinit.c */
+extern void InitPostgres(const char *dbname, const char *username);
+extern void BaseInit(void);
+
+/* in utils/init/miscinit.c */
 extern bool CreateDataDirLockFile(const char *datadir, bool amPostmaster);
 extern bool CreateSocketLockFile(const char *socketfile, bool amPostmaster);
 extern void TouchSocketLockFile(void);

src/include/storage/lock.h

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2001, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $Id: lock.h,v 1.51 2001/07/09 22:18:34 tgl Exp $
+ * $Id: lock.h,v 1.52 2001/09/27 16:29:13 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -244,8 +244,6 @@ typedef struct HOLDER
  * function prototypes
  */
 extern void InitLocks(void);
-extern void LockDisable(bool status);
-extern bool LockingDisabled(void);
 extern LOCKMETHODTABLE *GetLocksMethodTable(LOCK *lock);
 extern LOCKMETHOD LockMethodTableInit(char *tabName, LOCKMASK *conflictsP,
 					int *prioP, int numModes, int maxBackends);