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| -rw-r--r-- | src/backend/replication/syncrep.c | 11 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/syncrep.c b/src/backend/replication/syncrep.c index 525a696930b..bc341bd51f3 100644 --- a/src/backend/replication/syncrep.c +++ b/src/backend/replication/syncrep.c @@ -719,8 +719,15 @@ SyncRepGetSyncStandbys(bool *am_sync) priority = next_highest_priority; } - /* never reached, but keep compiler quiet */ - Assert(false); + /* + * We might get here if the set of sync_standby_priority values in shared + * memory is inconsistent, as can happen transiently after a change in the + * synchronous_standby_names setting. In that case, just return the + * incomplete list we have so far. That will cause the caller to decide + * there aren't enough synchronous candidates, which should be a safe + * choice until the priority values become consistent again. + */ + list_free(pending); return result; } |