Revert "Improve error message on snapshot import in snapmgr.c"

michaelpq · michaelpq · commit bddbbdf99b16 · 2023-09-14T16:00:47.000+09:00
This reverts commit a0d87bc, following a remark from Andres Frend that the new error can be triggered with an incorrect SET TRANSACTION SNAPSHOT command without being really helpful for the user as it uses the internal file name. Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/20230914020724.hlks7vunitvtbbz4@awork3.anarazel.de Backpatch-through: 11
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/time/snapmgr.c b/src/backend/utils/time/snapmgr.c
@@ -1496,9 +1496,8 @@ ImportSnapshot(const char *idstr)
 	f = AllocateFile(path, PG_BINARY_R);
 	if (!f)
 		ereport(ERROR,
-				(errcode_for_file_access(),
-				 errmsg("could not open file \"%s\" for reading: %m",
-						path)));
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+				 errmsg("invalid snapshot identifier: \"%s\"", idstr)));
 
 	/* get the size of the file so that we know how much memory we need */
 	if (fstat(fileno(f), &stat_buf))
