On Sun, Oct 11, 2020 at 08:35:13PM +0200, Christoph Berg wrote:
> Re: Tom Lane
>> Hmm, I'd argue for a back-patch.  The issue of modern compilers
>> warning about the incorrect code will apply to all supported branches.
>> Moreover, even if we don't use these code paths today, who's to say
>> that someone won't back-patch a bug fix that requires them?  I do not
>> think it's unreasonable to expect these functions to work well in
>> all branches that have them.
> 
> Or remove them. (But fixing seems better.)

The patch is not that invasive, so just fixing back-branches sounds
like a good idea to me.  My 2c.
--
Michael

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