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@@ -203,4 +203,6 @@ Inplace updates create an exception to the rule that tuple data won't change
under a reader holding a pin. A reader of a heap_fetch() result tuple may
witness a torn read. Current inplace-updated fields are aligned and are no
wider than four bytes, and current readers don't need consistency across
-fields. Hence, they get by with just fetching each field once.
+fields. Hence, they get by with just fetching each field once. XXX such a
+caller may also read a value that has not reached WAL; see
+systable_inplace_update_finish().