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authorEtsuro Fujita2023-08-03 08:15:09 +0000
committerEtsuro Fujita2023-08-03 08:15:09 +0000
commitdb395e2239a2a595e937c82f1a14d225f0d02a82 (patch)
tree65b723b1590e776fbf3996624e97c90c59dcc260 /src/include
parentdb01f26968f2158856a62db2e7f125586a538239 (diff)
Update comments on CustomPath struct.
Commit e7cb7ee14 allowed custom scan providers to create CustomPath paths for join relations as well, but missed updating the comments. Back-patch to all supported branches. Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAPmGK15ODkN%2B%3DhkBCufj1HBW0x5OTb65Xuy7ryXchMdiCMpx_g%40mail.gmail.com
Diffstat (limited to 'src/include')
-rw-r--r--src/include/nodes/relation.h13
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/include/nodes/relation.h b/src/include/nodes/relation.h
index c6585714182..b1884c74fd2 100644
--- a/src/include/nodes/relation.h
+++ b/src/include/nodes/relation.h
@@ -1269,15 +1269,18 @@ typedef struct ForeignPath
} ForeignPath;
/*
- * CustomPath represents a table scan done by some out-of-core extension.
+ * CustomPath represents a table scan or a table join done by some out-of-core
+ * extension.
*
* We provide a set of hooks here - which the provider must take care to set
* up correctly - to allow extensions to supply their own methods of scanning
- * a relation. For example, a provider might provide GPU acceleration, a
- * cache-based scan, or some other kind of logic we haven't dreamed up yet.
+ * a relation or joing relations. For example, a provider might provide GPU
+ * acceleration, a cache-based scan, or some other kind of logic we haven't
+ * dreamed up yet.
*
- * CustomPaths can be injected into the planning process for a relation by
- * set_rel_pathlist_hook functions.
+ * CustomPaths can be injected into the planning process for a base or join
+ * relation by set_rel_pathlist_hook or set_join_pathlist_hook functions,
+ * respectively.
*
* Core code must avoid assuming that the CustomPath is only as large as
* the structure declared here; providers are allowed to make it the first