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+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * snapmgmt.c
+ * PostgreSQL snapshot management code.
+ *
+ * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2008, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
+ * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
+ *
+ * IDENTIFICATION
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/time/snapmgmt.c,v 1.1 2008/03/26 16:20:47 alvherre Exp $
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+#include "postgres.h"
+
+#include "access/xact.h"
+#include "access/transam.h"
+#include "storage/procarray.h"
+#include "utils/snapmgmt.h"
+#include "utils/tqual.h"
+
+
+/*
+ * These SnapshotData structs are static to simplify memory allocation
+ * (see the hack in GetSnapshotData to avoid repeated malloc/free).
+ */
+static SnapshotData SerializableSnapshotData = {HeapTupleSatisfiesMVCC};
+static SnapshotData LatestSnapshotData = {HeapTupleSatisfiesMVCC};
+
+/* Externally visible pointers to valid snapshots: */
+Snapshot SerializableSnapshot = NULL;
+Snapshot LatestSnapshot = NULL;
+
+/*
+ * This pointer is not maintained by this module, but it's convenient
+ * to declare it here anyway. Callers typically assign a copy of
+ * GetTransactionSnapshot's result to ActiveSnapshot.
+ */
+Snapshot ActiveSnapshot = NULL;
+
+/*
+ * These are updated by GetSnapshotData. We initialize them this way
+ * for the convenience of TransactionIdIsInProgress: even in bootstrap
+ * mode, we don't want it to say that BootstrapTransactionId is in progress.
+ */
+TransactionId TransactionXmin = FirstNormalTransactionId;
+TransactionId RecentXmin = FirstNormalTransactionId;
+TransactionId RecentGlobalXmin = FirstNormalTransactionId;
+
+
+/*
+ * GetTransactionSnapshot
+ * Get the appropriate snapshot for a new query in a transaction.
+ *
+ * The SerializableSnapshot is the first one taken in a transaction.
+ * In serializable mode we just use that one throughout the transaction.
+ * In read-committed mode, we take a new snapshot each time we are called.
+ *
+ * Note that the return value points at static storage that will be modified
+ * by future calls and by CommandCounterIncrement(). Callers should copy
+ * the result with CopySnapshot() if it is to be used very long.
+ */
+Snapshot
+GetTransactionSnapshot(void)
+{
+ /* First call in transaction? */
+ if (SerializableSnapshot == NULL)
+ {
+ SerializableSnapshot = GetSnapshotData(&SerializableSnapshotData, true);
+ return SerializableSnapshot;
+ }
+
+ if (IsXactIsoLevelSerializable)
+ return SerializableSnapshot;
+
+ LatestSnapshot = GetSnapshotData(&LatestSnapshotData, false);
+
+ return LatestSnapshot;
+}
+
+/*
+ * GetLatestSnapshot
+ * Get a snapshot that is up-to-date as of the current instant,
+ * even if we are executing in SERIALIZABLE mode.
+ */
+Snapshot
+GetLatestSnapshot(void)
+{
+ /* Should not be first call in transaction */
+ if (SerializableSnapshot == NULL)
+ elog(ERROR, "no snapshot has been set");
+
+ LatestSnapshot = GetSnapshotData(&LatestSnapshotData, false);
+
+ return LatestSnapshot;
+}
+
+/*
+ * CopySnapshot
+ * Copy the given snapshot.
+ *
+ * The copy is palloc'd in the current memory context.
+ */
+Snapshot
+CopySnapshot(Snapshot snapshot)
+{
+ Snapshot newsnap;
+ Size subxipoff;
+ Size size;
+
+ /* We allocate any XID arrays needed in the same palloc block. */
+ size = subxipoff = sizeof(SnapshotData) +
+ snapshot->xcnt * sizeof(TransactionId);
+ if (snapshot->subxcnt > 0)
+ size += snapshot->subxcnt * sizeof(TransactionId);
+
+ newsnap = (Snapshot) palloc(size);
+ memcpy(newsnap, snapshot, sizeof(SnapshotData));
+
+ /* setup XID array */
+ if (snapshot->xcnt > 0)
+ {
+ newsnap->xip = (TransactionId *) (newsnap + 1);
+ memcpy(newsnap->xip, snapshot->xip,
+ snapshot->xcnt * sizeof(TransactionId));
+ }
+ else
+ newsnap->xip = NULL;
+
+ /* setup subXID array */
+ if (snapshot->subxcnt > 0)
+ {
+ newsnap->subxip = (TransactionId *) ((char *) newsnap + subxipoff);
+ memcpy(newsnap->subxip, snapshot->subxip,
+ snapshot->subxcnt * sizeof(TransactionId));
+ }
+ else
+ newsnap->subxip = NULL;
+
+ return newsnap;
+}
+
+/*
+ * FreeSnapshot
+ * Free a snapshot previously copied with CopySnapshot.
+ *
+ * This is currently identical to pfree, but is provided for cleanliness.
+ *
+ * Do *not* apply this to the results of GetTransactionSnapshot or
+ * GetLatestSnapshot, since those are just static structs.
+ */
+void
+FreeSnapshot(Snapshot snapshot)
+{
+ pfree(snapshot);
+}
+
+/*
+ * FreeXactSnapshot
+ * Free snapshot(s) at end of transaction.
+ */
+void
+FreeXactSnapshot(void)
+{
+ /*
+ * We do not free the xip arrays for the static snapshot structs; they
+ * will be reused soon. So this is now just a state change to prevent
+ * outside callers from accessing the snapshots.
+ */
+ SerializableSnapshot = NULL;
+ LatestSnapshot = NULL;
+ ActiveSnapshot = NULL; /* just for cleanliness */
+}