Remove overzeleous assertions in pg_atomic_flag code.

The atomics code asserts proper alignment in various places. That's
mainly because the alignment of 64bit integers is not sufficient for
atomic operations on all platforms. Some ABIs only have four byte
alignment, but don't have atomic behavior when crossing page
boundaries.

The flags code isn't affected by that however, as the type alignment
always is sufficient for atomic operations. Nevertheless the code
asserted alignment requirements. Before 8c3debbb it was only broken on
hppa, after it probably affect further platforms.

Thus remove the assertions for pg_atomic_flag operators.

Per buildfarm animal pademelon.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/7223.1523124425@sss.pgh.pa.us
Backpatch: 9.5-

diff --git a/src/include/port/atomics.h b/src/include/port/atomics.h
index 2bfd1ed728fca722686cf8522da5f7f1b92378a9..fdd50e7095aaa8951e4b710cb87702c378ae9265 100644 (file)
--- a/src/include/port/atomics.h
+++ b/src/include/port/atomics.h
@@ -174,8 +174,6 @@
 static inline void
 pg_atomic_init_flag(volatile pg_atomic_flag *ptr)
 {
-       AssertPointerAlignment(ptr, sizeof(*ptr));
-
        pg_atomic_init_flag_impl(ptr);
 }
 
@@ -189,8 +187,6 @@ pg_atomic_init_flag(volatile pg_atomic_flag *ptr)
 static inline bool
 pg_atomic_test_set_flag(volatile pg_atomic_flag *ptr)
 {
-       AssertPointerAlignment(ptr, sizeof(*ptr));
-
        return pg_atomic_test_set_flag_impl(ptr);
 }
 
@@ -204,8 +200,6 @@ pg_atomic_test_set_flag(volatile pg_atomic_flag *ptr)
 static inline bool
 pg_atomic_unlocked_test_flag(volatile pg_atomic_flag *ptr)
 {
-       AssertPointerAlignment(ptr, sizeof(*ptr));
-
        return pg_atomic_unlocked_test_flag_impl(ptr);
 }
 
@@ -217,8 +211,6 @@ pg_atomic_unlocked_test_flag(volatile pg_atomic_flag *ptr)
 static inline void
 pg_atomic_clear_flag(volatile pg_atomic_flag *ptr)
 {
-       AssertPointerAlignment(ptr, sizeof(*ptr));
-
        pg_atomic_clear_flag_impl(ptr);
 }