Correct predicate locking for DROP INDEX CONCURRENTLY.
For the non-concurrent case there is an AccessExclusiveLock lock on both the index and the heap at a time during which no other process is using either, before which the index is maintained and used for scans, and after which the index is no longer used or maintained. Predicate locks can safely be moved from the index to the related heap relation under the protection of these locks. This was done prior to the introductin of DROP INDEX CONCURRENTLY and continues to be done for non-concurrent index drops. For concurrent index drops, the predicate locks must be moved when there are no index scans in progress on that index and no more can subsequently start, and before heap inserts stop maintaining the index. As long as these conditions are guaranteed when the TransferPredicateLocksToHeapRelation() function is called, stronger locks are not needed for correctness. Kevin Grittner based on questions by Tom Lane in reviewing the DROP INDEX CONCURRENTLY patch and in cooperation with Andres Freund and Simon Riggs.
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