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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/cache/typcache.c b/src/backend/utils/cache/typcache.c
index 70e5c51297d..d140ef66552 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/cache/typcache.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/cache/typcache.c
@@ -1820,8 +1820,11 @@ lookup_rowtype_tupdesc_internal(Oid type_id, int32 typmod, bool noError)
* for example from record_in().)
*
* Note: on success, we increment the refcount of the returned TupleDesc,
- * and log the reference in CurrentResourceOwner. Caller should call
- * ReleaseTupleDesc or DecrTupleDescRefCount when done using the tupdesc.
+ * and log the reference in CurrentResourceOwner. Caller must call
+ * ReleaseTupleDesc when done using the tupdesc. (There are some
+ * cases in which the returned tupdesc is not refcounted, in which
+ * case PinTupleDesc/ReleaseTupleDesc are no-ops; but in these cases
+ * the tupdesc is guaranteed to live till process exit.)
*/
TupleDesc
lookup_rowtype_tupdesc(Oid type_id, int32 typmod)