>>Hi,
>>
>>On Sat, Jun 20, 2026 at 10:48?PM ZizhuanLiu X-MAN <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Just as described in the comment of RELATION_IS_OTHER_TEMP macro in rel.h,
>>> existing buffer manager routines including ReadBuffer_common(), 
>>> StartReadBuffersImpl()
>>> and PrefetchBuffer() have already invoked this macro to check cross-session 
>>> temporary
>>> table access. All these functions are located in bufmgr.c.
>>>
>>> For code consistency, I suggest adding the same RELATION_IS_OTHER_TEMP 
>>> check in
>>> ExtendBufferedRelCommon() (also in bufmgr.c), right before calling 
>>> ExtendBufferedRelLocal().
>>
>>Thank you for your feedback!
>>
>>Do you mean that this check should be moved to "ExtendBufferedRelCommon"
>>because this function is in the bufmgr.c file? If so, I don't see the point in
>>that. Buffer manager is not only the bufmgr.c file, but also all the files in
>>the "storage/buffer" folder. So we can say that localbuf.c also contains logic
>>related to the buffer manager.
>>
>>Moreover, ExtendBufferedRelCommon should contain only the logic that is really
>>common for both ordinary and temp tables. All other specific code is
>>encapsulated inside the ExtendBufferedRelLocal and ExtendBufferedRelShared. It
>>allows us to keep the ExtendBufferedRelCommon function pretty short.
>>
>>So, I suggest leaving RELATION_IS_OTHER_TEMP as it is.
>>
>>> Meanwhile, we should also update the comment of RELATION_IS_OTHER_TEMP
>>> accordingly to keep the documentation synchronized with code changes.
>>
>>This comment is already updated - it now mentions the ExtendBufferedRelLocal
>>function.
>>
>>--
>>Best regards,
>>Daniil Davydov
>Hi,Danii
>Thank you very much for your feedback, as well as the original patch and test 
>cases. 
>I have learned a lot about the internals of temporary tables from this 
>discussion.
>First, I would like to clarify that the buffer manager is not limited to 
>`bufmgr.c` alone, 
>but covers all source files under the `storage/buffer` directory. 
>I’ve analyzed the existing architecture and the relationship between 
>`bufmgr.c`, 
>the `RELATION_IS_OTHER_TEMP` macro and `localbuf.c`, and my observations 
>are summarised below:
>1. Within the `storage/buffer` module, `RELATION_IS_OTHER_TEMP` is currently 
>referenced 
>in three places, all of which reside in `bufmgr.c`; there are no usages in 
>`localbuf.c` at present.
>2. Looking at the function call graph between `bufmgr.c` and `localbuf.c`, 
>most routines in 
>`localbuf.c` serve as helper functions invoked from `bufmgr.c`. (A tiny number 
>of calls exist 
>within `src/test/modules/test_io.c`, which I believe can be disregarded for 
>this discussion.)
>3. Under the current design, `localbuf.c` acts as a callee layer focused 
>solely on implementing 
>core logic without introducing `RELATION_IS_OTHER_TEMP` checks, keeping this 
>module clean. 
>All access validation decisions using `RELATION_IS_OTHER_TEMP` are handled 
>upstream in 
>`bufmgr.c` as the main caller.
>4. Placing the `RELATION_IS_OTHER_TEMP` check inside 
>`ExtendBufferedRelCommon()` in `bufmgr.c` 
>(rather than `ExtendBufferedRelLocal()` in `localbuf.c`) aligns with this 
>existing architectural principle: 
>validation rules are enforced by the caller layer. Admittedly, this approach 
>has a downside — if new 
>caller entrypoints are added in the future, each would need to remember to 
>perform this security check. 
>Fortunately, all relevant call paths currently originate from `bufmgr.c`.
>Please feel free to point out any flaws or oversights in my reasoning.

Alternatively, there is another approach: 
migrate all existing `RELATION_IS_OTHER_TEMP` validation logic from `bufmgr.c` 
into `localbuf.c`, 
so that `localbuf.c` takes responsibility for performing these legitimacy 
checks.

regards,
--
ZizhuanLiu (X-MAN) 
[email protected]

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