diff --git a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c
index aa622637dc94451a6d41330ffd5f1046ba7e7dbe..1815a0d969312a3417499a36d21aeb77b7563fda 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c,v 1.158 2003/11/29 19:51:40 pgsql Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/heap/heapam.c,v 1.159 2003/12/14 00:34:47 neilc Exp $
  *
  *
  * INTERFACE ROUTINES
@@ -2110,7 +2110,8 @@ heap_xlog_clean(bool redo, XLogRecPtr lsn, XLogRecord *record)
 
 	if (XLByteLE(lsn, PageGetLSN(page)))
 	{
-		UnlockAndReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+		LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+		ReleaseBuffer(buffer);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -2135,7 +2136,8 @@ heap_xlog_clean(bool redo, XLogRecPtr lsn, XLogRecord *record)
 
 	PageSetLSN(page, lsn);
 	PageSetSUI(page, ThisStartUpID);	/* prev sui */
-	UnlockAndWriteBuffer(buffer);
+	LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+	WriteBuffer(buffer);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -2170,7 +2172,8 @@ heap_xlog_delete(bool redo, XLogRecPtr lsn, XLogRecord *record)
 	{
 		if (XLByteLE(lsn, PageGetLSN(page)))	/* changes are applied */
 		{
-			UnlockAndReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+			LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+			ReleaseBuffer(buffer);
 			return;
 		}
 	}
@@ -2199,7 +2202,8 @@ heap_xlog_delete(bool redo, XLogRecPtr lsn, XLogRecord *record)
 		htup->t_ctid = xlrec->target.tid;
 		PageSetLSN(page, lsn);
 		PageSetSUI(page, ThisStartUpID);
-		UnlockAndWriteBuffer(buffer);
+		LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+		WriteBuffer(buffer);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -2249,7 +2253,8 @@ heap_xlog_insert(bool redo, XLogRecPtr lsn, XLogRecord *record)
 
 		if (XLByteLE(lsn, PageGetLSN(page)))	/* changes are applied */
 		{
-			UnlockAndReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+			LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+			ReleaseBuffer(buffer);
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -2282,7 +2287,8 @@ heap_xlog_insert(bool redo, XLogRecPtr lsn, XLogRecord *record)
 			elog(PANIC, "heap_insert_redo: failed to add tuple");
 		PageSetLSN(page, lsn);
 		PageSetSUI(page, ThisStartUpID);		/* prev sui */
-		UnlockAndWriteBuffer(buffer);
+		LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+		WriteBuffer(buffer);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -2332,7 +2338,8 @@ heap_xlog_update(bool redo, XLogRecPtr lsn, XLogRecord *record, bool move)
 	{
 		if (XLByteLE(lsn, PageGetLSN(page)))	/* changes are applied */
 		{
-			UnlockAndReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+			LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+			ReleaseBuffer(buffer);
 			if (samepage)
 				return;
 			goto newt;
@@ -2378,7 +2385,8 @@ heap_xlog_update(bool redo, XLogRecPtr lsn, XLogRecord *record, bool move)
 			goto newsame;
 		PageSetLSN(page, lsn);
 		PageSetSUI(page, ThisStartUpID);
-		UnlockAndWriteBuffer(buffer);
+		LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+		WriteBuffer(buffer);
 		goto newt;
 	}
 
@@ -2421,7 +2429,8 @@ newsame:;
 
 		if (XLByteLE(lsn, PageGetLSN(page)))	/* changes are applied */
 		{
-			UnlockAndReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+			LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+			ReleaseBuffer(buffer);
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -2474,7 +2483,8 @@ newsame:;
 			elog(PANIC, "heap_update_redo: failed to add tuple");
 		PageSetLSN(page, lsn);
 		PageSetSUI(page, ThisStartUpID);		/* prev sui */
-		UnlockAndWriteBuffer(buffer);
+		LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+		WriteBuffer(buffer);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -2523,7 +2533,8 @@ _heap_unlock_tuple(void *data)
 		elog(PANIC, "_heap_unlock_tuple: invalid xmax in rollback");
 	htup->t_infomask &= ~HEAP_XMAX_UNLOGGED;
 	htup->t_infomask |= HEAP_XMAX_INVALID;
-	UnlockAndWriteBuffer(buffer);
+	LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+	WriteBuffer(buffer);
 	return;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtxlog.c b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtxlog.c
index 989d88702ca61e596b416da752b371b0f938a31c..0a6aaa114708e5569472d78fdc88373031637b0d 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtxlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtxlog.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtxlog.c,v 1.8 2003/11/29 19:51:40 pgsql Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtxlog.c,v 1.9 2003/12/14 00:34:47 neilc Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ forget_matching_split(Relation reln, RelFileNode node,
 	btitem = (BTItem) PageGetItem(page, PageGetItemId(page, offnum));
 	rightblk = ItemPointerGetBlockNumber(&(btitem->bti_itup.t_tid));
 	Assert(ItemPointerGetOffsetNumber(&(btitem->bti_itup.t_tid)) == P_HIKEY);
-	UnlockAndReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+	LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+	ReleaseBuffer(buffer);
 
 	foreach(l, incomplete_splits)
 	{
@@ -137,7 +138,8 @@ _bt_restore_meta(Relation reln, XLogRecPtr lsn,
 
 	PageSetLSN(metapg, lsn);
 	PageSetSUI(metapg, ThisStartUpID);
-	UnlockAndWriteBuffer(metabuf);
+	LockBuffer(metabuf, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+	WriteBuffer(metabuf);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -184,7 +186,10 @@ btree_xlog_insert(bool redo, bool isleaf, bool ismeta,
 		if (redo)
 		{
 			if (XLByteLE(lsn, PageGetLSN(page)))
-				UnlockAndReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+			{
+				LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+				ReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+			}
 			else
 			{
 				if (PageAddItem(page, (Item) datapos, datalen,
@@ -194,7 +199,8 @@ btree_xlog_insert(bool redo, bool isleaf, bool ismeta,
 
 				PageSetLSN(page, lsn);
 				PageSetSUI(page, ThisStartUpID);
-				UnlockAndWriteBuffer(buffer);
+				LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+				WriteBuffer(buffer);
 			}
 		}
 		else
@@ -203,7 +209,10 @@ btree_xlog_insert(bool redo, bool isleaf, bool ismeta,
 				elog(PANIC, "btree_insert_undo: bad page LSN");
 
 			if (!P_ISLEAF(pageop))
-				UnlockAndReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+			{
+				LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+				ReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+			}
 			else
 				elog(PANIC, "btree_insert_undo: unimplemented");
 		}
@@ -275,7 +284,8 @@ btree_xlog_split(bool redo, bool onleft, bool isroot,
 
 		PageSetLSN(page, lsn);
 		PageSetSUI(page, ThisStartUpID);
-		UnlockAndWriteBuffer(buffer);
+		LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+		WriteBuffer(buffer);
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -310,7 +320,8 @@ btree_xlog_split(bool redo, bool onleft, bool isroot,
 
 		PageSetLSN(page, lsn);
 		PageSetSUI(page, ThisStartUpID);
-		UnlockAndWriteBuffer(buffer);
+		LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+		WriteBuffer(buffer);
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -334,7 +345,10 @@ btree_xlog_split(bool redo, bool onleft, bool isroot,
 				elog(PANIC, "btree_split_redo: uninitialized next right page");
 
 			if (XLByteLE(lsn, PageGetLSN(page)))
-				UnlockAndReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+			{
+				LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+				ReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+			}
 			else
 			{
 				pageop = (BTPageOpaque) PageGetSpecialPointer(page);
@@ -342,7 +356,8 @@ btree_xlog_split(bool redo, bool onleft, bool isroot,
 
 				PageSetLSN(page, lsn);
 				PageSetSUI(page, ThisStartUpID);
-				UnlockAndWriteBuffer(buffer);
+				LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+				WriteBuffer(buffer);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -385,7 +400,8 @@ btree_xlog_delete(bool redo, XLogRecPtr lsn, XLogRecord *record)
 
 	if (XLByteLE(lsn, PageGetLSN(page)))
 	{
-		UnlockAndReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+		LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+		ReleaseBuffer(buffer);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -407,7 +423,8 @@ btree_xlog_delete(bool redo, XLogRecPtr lsn, XLogRecord *record)
 
 	PageSetLSN(page, lsn);
 	PageSetSUI(page, ThisStartUpID);
-	UnlockAndWriteBuffer(buffer);
+	LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+	WriteBuffer(buffer);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -445,7 +462,10 @@ btree_xlog_delete_page(bool redo, bool ismeta,
 		if (PageIsNew((PageHeader) page))
 			elog(PANIC, "btree_delete_page_redo: uninitialized parent page");
 		if (XLByteLE(lsn, PageGetLSN(page)))
-			UnlockAndReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+		{
+			LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+			ReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+		}
 		else
 		{
 			OffsetNumber poffset;
@@ -472,7 +492,8 @@ btree_xlog_delete_page(bool redo, bool ismeta,
 
 			PageSetLSN(page, lsn);
 			PageSetSUI(page, ThisStartUpID);
-			UnlockAndWriteBuffer(buffer);
+			LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+			WriteBuffer(buffer);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -486,7 +507,10 @@ btree_xlog_delete_page(bool redo, bool ismeta,
 		if (PageIsNew((PageHeader) page))
 			elog(PANIC, "btree_delete_page_redo: uninitialized right sibling");
 		if (XLByteLE(lsn, PageGetLSN(page)))
-			UnlockAndReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+		{
+			LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+			ReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+		}
 		else
 		{
 			pageop = (BTPageOpaque) PageGetSpecialPointer(page);
@@ -494,7 +518,8 @@ btree_xlog_delete_page(bool redo, bool ismeta,
 
 			PageSetLSN(page, lsn);
 			PageSetSUI(page, ThisStartUpID);
-			UnlockAndWriteBuffer(buffer);
+			LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+			WriteBuffer(buffer);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -510,7 +535,10 @@ btree_xlog_delete_page(bool redo, bool ismeta,
 			if (PageIsNew((PageHeader) page))
 				elog(PANIC, "btree_delete_page_redo: uninitialized left sibling");
 			if (XLByteLE(lsn, PageGetLSN(page)))
-				UnlockAndReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+			{
+				LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+				ReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+			}
 			else
 			{
 				pageop = (BTPageOpaque) PageGetSpecialPointer(page);
@@ -518,7 +546,8 @@ btree_xlog_delete_page(bool redo, bool ismeta,
 
 				PageSetLSN(page, lsn);
 				PageSetSUI(page, ThisStartUpID);
-				UnlockAndWriteBuffer(buffer);
+				LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+				WriteBuffer(buffer);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -543,7 +572,8 @@ btree_xlog_delete_page(bool redo, bool ismeta,
 
 		PageSetLSN(page, lsn);
 		PageSetSUI(page, ThisStartUpID);
-		UnlockAndWriteBuffer(buffer);
+		LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+		WriteBuffer(buffer);
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -606,7 +636,8 @@ btree_xlog_newroot(bool redo, XLogRecPtr lsn, XLogRecord *record)
 
 	PageSetLSN(page, lsn);
 	PageSetSUI(page, ThisStartUpID);
-	UnlockAndWriteBuffer(buffer);
+	LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+	WriteBuffer(buffer);
 
 	_bt_restore_meta(reln, lsn,
 					 xlrec->rootblk, xlrec->level,
@@ -668,7 +699,8 @@ btree_xlog_newpage(bool redo, XLogRecPtr lsn, XLogRecord *record)
 
 	PageSetLSN(page, lsn);
 	PageSetSUI(page, ThisStartUpID);
-	UnlockAndWriteBuffer(buffer);
+	LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+	WriteBuffer(buffer);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 9aa19ea5945b4bb412149b32f2440b6952e12796..794e392f78dbc906e27ae45213f344af942c1792 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2003, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c,v 1.127 2003/12/12 18:45:08 petere Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c,v 1.128 2003/12/14 00:34:47 neilc Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -1712,7 +1712,8 @@ RestoreBkpBlocks(XLogRecord *record, XLogRecPtr lsn)
 				memcpy((char *) page, blk, BLCKSZ);
 				PageSetLSN(page, lsn);
 				PageSetSUI(page, ThisStartUpID);
-				UnlockAndWriteBuffer(buffer);
+				LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+				WriteBuffer(buffer);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogutils.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogutils.c
index cd5c02126d8e2d16b82470c009c131ebe693cc9b..d200b7e17adb5d8afb620b51884627e87f8d9bf4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlogutils.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlogutils.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2003, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/xlogutils.c,v 1.27 2003/11/29 19:51:40 pgsql Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/xlogutils.c,v 1.28 2003/12/14 00:34:47 neilc Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -60,13 +60,15 @@ XLogIsOwnerOfTuple(RelFileNode hnode, ItemPointer iptr,
 	if (PageIsNew((PageHeader) page) ||
 		ItemPointerGetOffsetNumber(iptr) > PageGetMaxOffsetNumber(page))
 	{
-		UnlockAndReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+		LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+		ReleaseBuffer(buffer);
 		return (0);
 	}
 	lp = PageGetItemId(page, ItemPointerGetOffsetNumber(iptr));
 	if (!ItemIdIsUsed(lp) || ItemIdDeleted(lp))
 	{
-		UnlockAndReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+		LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+		ReleaseBuffer(buffer);
 		return (0);
 	}
 
@@ -76,11 +78,13 @@ XLogIsOwnerOfTuple(RelFileNode hnode, ItemPointer iptr,
 	if (!TransactionIdEquals(HeapTupleHeaderGetXmin(htup), xid) ||
 		HeapTupleHeaderGetCmin(htup) != cid)
 	{
-		UnlockAndReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+		LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+		ReleaseBuffer(buffer);
 		return (-1);
 	}
 
-	UnlockAndReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+	LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+	ReleaseBuffer(buffer);
 	return (1);
 }
 
@@ -112,21 +116,24 @@ XLogIsValidTuple(RelFileNode hnode, ItemPointer iptr)
 	if (PageIsNew((PageHeader) page) ||
 		ItemPointerGetOffsetNumber(iptr) > PageGetMaxOffsetNumber(page))
 	{
-		UnlockAndReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+		LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+		ReleaseBuffer(buffer);
 		return (false);
 	}
 
 	if (PageGetSUI(page) != ThisStartUpID)
 	{
 		Assert(PageGetSUI(page) < ThisStartUpID);
-		UnlockAndReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+		LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+		ReleaseBuffer(buffer);
 		return (true);
 	}
 
 	lp = PageGetItemId(page, ItemPointerGetOffsetNumber(iptr));
 	if (!ItemIdIsUsed(lp) || ItemIdDeleted(lp))
 	{
-		UnlockAndReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+		LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+		ReleaseBuffer(buffer);
 		return (false);
 	}
 
@@ -141,12 +148,14 @@ XLogIsValidTuple(RelFileNode hnode, ItemPointer iptr)
 			 TransactionIdDidAbort(HeapTupleHeaderGetXvac(htup))) ||
 			TransactionIdDidAbort(HeapTupleHeaderGetXmin(htup)))
 		{
-			UnlockAndReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+			LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+			ReleaseBuffer(buffer);
 			return (false);
 		}
 	}
 
-	UnlockAndReleaseBuffer(buffer);
+	LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+	ReleaseBuffer(buffer);
 	return (true);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/sequence.c b/src/backend/commands/sequence.c
index 39a62448cff08afbd1788020510125a43e045868..54acb5b89cd32588a481dc0e521a970a47c3ed2f 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/sequence.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/sequence.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/commands/sequence.c,v 1.105 2003/11/29 19:51:47 pgsql Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/commands/sequence.c,v 1.106 2003/12/14 00:34:47 neilc Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -1104,7 +1104,8 @@ seq_redo(XLogRecPtr lsn, XLogRecord *record)
 
 	PageSetLSN(page, lsn);
 	PageSetSUI(page, ThisStartUpID);
-	UnlockAndWriteBuffer(buffer);
+	LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK);
+	WriteBuffer(buffer);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/buffer/buf_init.c b/src/backend/storage/buffer/buf_init.c
index ebb3a7c3e1d92edfa0201fbd81f609bb6b74e9ad..1c66b950a516b8f052cf82d387e2095654675d9a 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/buffer/buf_init.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/buffer/buf_init.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/storage/buffer/buf_init.c,v 1.58 2003/11/29 19:51:56 pgsql Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/storage/buffer/buf_init.c,v 1.59 2003/12/14 00:34:47 neilc Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -34,17 +34,6 @@
 #include "utils/hsearch.h"
 #include "utils/memutils.h"
 
-
-/*
- *	if BMTRACE is defined, we trace the last 200 buffer allocations and
- *	deallocations in a circular buffer in shared memory.
- */
-#ifdef	BMTRACE
-bmtrace    *TraceBuf;
-long	   *CurTraceBuf;
-
-#define BMT_LIMIT		200
-#endif   /* BMTRACE */
 int			ShowPinTrace = 0;
 
 int			Data_Descriptors;
@@ -138,16 +127,6 @@ InitBufferPool(void)
 	 */
 	LWLockAcquire(BufMgrLock, LW_EXCLUSIVE);
 
-#ifdef BMTRACE
-	CurTraceBuf = (long *) ShmemInitStruct("Buffer trace",
-							(BMT_LIMIT * sizeof(bmtrace)) + sizeof(long),
-										   &foundDescs);
-	if (!foundDescs)
-		MemSet(CurTraceBuf, 0, (BMT_LIMIT * sizeof(bmtrace)) + sizeof(long));
-
-	TraceBuf = (bmtrace *) & (CurTraceBuf[1]);
-#endif
-
 	BufferDescriptors = (BufferDesc *)
 		ShmemInitStruct("Buffer Descriptors",
 					  Data_Descriptors * sizeof(BufferDesc), &foundDescs);
@@ -256,9 +235,5 @@ BufferShmemSize(void)
 	/* size of buffer hash table */
 	size += hash_estimate_size(NBuffers, sizeof(BufferLookupEnt));
 
-#ifdef BMTRACE
-	size += (BMT_LIMIT * sizeof(bmtrace)) + sizeof(long);
-#endif
-
 	return size;
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/buffer/buf_table.c b/src/backend/storage/buffer/buf_table.c
index 50088361876203770c0a94c9de11f644faddbf25..33590b65fdbd0a083120e44c372f192a2c2ade73 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/buffer/buf_table.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/buffer/buf_table.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/storage/buffer/buf_table.c,v 1.33 2003/11/29 19:51:56 pgsql Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/storage/buffer/buf_table.c,v 1.34 2003/12/14 00:34:47 neilc Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -117,15 +117,3 @@ BufTableDelete(BufferTag *tagPtr)
 
 	return TRUE;
 }
-
-/* prints out collision stats for the buf table */
-#ifdef NOT_USED
-void
-DBG_LookupListCheck(int nlookup)
-{
-	nlookup = 10;
-
-	hash_stats("Shared", SharedBufHash);
-}
-
-#endif
diff --git a/src/backend/storage/buffer/bufmgr.c b/src/backend/storage/buffer/bufmgr.c
index c0c35613208e7a7248659d7a2cd71df3ff180c7c..d68ee96e915a98301db8ff8e474e53e56d2ef6b6 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/buffer/bufmgr.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/buffer/bufmgr.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/storage/buffer/bufmgr.c,v 1.148 2003/12/01 16:53:19 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/storage/buffer/bufmgr.c,v 1.149 2003/12/14 00:34:47 neilc Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static Buffer ReadBufferInternal(Relation reln, BlockNumber blockNum,
 				   bool bufferLockHeld);
 static BufferDesc *BufferAlloc(Relation reln, BlockNumber blockNum,
 			bool *foundPtr);
-static int	BufferReplace(BufferDesc *bufHdr);
+static bool BufferReplace(BufferDesc *bufHdr);
 
 #ifdef NOT_USED
 void		PrintBufferDescs(void);
@@ -109,13 +109,6 @@ static void write_buffer(Buffer buffer, bool unpin);
  *
  * Note: a side effect of a P_NEW call is to update reln->rd_nblocks.
  */
-
-#undef ReadBuffer				/* conflicts with macro when BUFMGR_DEBUG
-								 * defined */
-
-/*
- * ReadBuffer
- */
 Buffer
 ReadBuffer(Relation reln, BlockNumber blockNum)
 {
@@ -363,15 +356,10 @@ BufferAlloc(Relation reln,
 			 * This is never going to happen, don't worry about it.
 			 */
 			*foundPtr = FALSE;
+			StartBufferIO(buf, true);
 		}
-#ifdef BMTRACE
-		_bm_trace((reln->rd_rel->relisshared ? 0 : MyDatabaseId), RelationGetRelid(reln), blockNum, BufferDescriptorGetBuffer(buf), BMT_ALLOCFND);
-#endif   /* BMTRACE */
 
-		if (!(*foundPtr))
-			StartBufferIO(buf, true);
 		LWLockRelease(BufMgrLock);
-
 		return buf;
 	}
 
@@ -402,7 +390,7 @@ BufferAlloc(Relation reln,
 
 		if (buf->flags & BM_DIRTY || buf->cntxDirty)
 		{
-			bool		smok;
+			bool	replace_ok;
 
 			/*
 			 * skip write error buffers
@@ -436,9 +424,9 @@ BufferAlloc(Relation reln,
 			 * Write the buffer out, being careful to release BufMgrLock
 			 * before starting the I/O.
 			 */
-			smok = BufferReplace(buf);
+			replace_ok = BufferReplace(buf);
 
-			if (smok == FALSE)
+			if (replace_ok == false)
 			{
 				ereport(WARNING,
 						(errcode(ERRCODE_IO_ERROR),
@@ -465,8 +453,8 @@ BufferAlloc(Relation reln,
 						 buf->tag.blockNum,
 						 buf->tag.rnode.tblNode, buf->tag.rnode.relNode);
 				}
-				else
-					buf->flags &= ~BM_DIRTY;
+
+				buf->flags &= ~BM_DIRTY;
 				buf->cntxDirty = false;
 			}
 
@@ -523,13 +511,14 @@ BufferAlloc(Relation reln,
 					WaitIO(buf2);
 					inProgress = (buf2->flags & BM_IO_IN_PROGRESS);
 				}
+
 				if (BUFFER_IS_BROKEN(buf2))
+				{
 					*foundPtr = FALSE;
-
-				if (!(*foundPtr))
 					StartBufferIO(buf2, true);
-				LWLockRelease(BufMgrLock);
+				}
 
+				LWLockRelease(BufMgrLock);
 				return buf2;
 			}
 		}
@@ -558,10 +547,6 @@ BufferAlloc(Relation reln,
 	else
 		ContinueBufferIO(buf, true);
 
-#ifdef BMTRACE
-	_bm_trace((reln->rd_rel->relisshared ? 0 : MyDatabaseId), RelationGetRelid(reln), blockNum, BufferDescriptorGetBuffer(buf), BMT_ALLOCNOTFND);
-#endif   /* BMTRACE */
-
 	LWLockRelease(BufMgrLock);
 
 	return buf;
@@ -602,15 +587,11 @@ write_buffer(Buffer buffer, bool release)
  *
  *		Marks buffer contents as dirty (actual write happens later).
  *
- * Assume that buffer is pinned.  Assume that reln is
- *		valid.
+ * Assume that buffer is pinned.  Assume that reln is valid.
  *
  * Side Effects:
  *		Pin count is decremented.
  */
-
-#undef WriteBuffer
-
 void
 WriteBuffer(Buffer buffer)
 {
@@ -627,8 +608,6 @@ WriteNoReleaseBuffer(Buffer buffer)
 	write_buffer(buffer, false);
 }
 
-
-#undef ReleaseAndReadBuffer
 /*
  * ReleaseAndReadBuffer -- combine ReleaseBuffer() and ReadBuffer()
  *		to save a lock release/acquire.
@@ -638,7 +617,7 @@ WriteNoReleaseBuffer(Buffer buffer)
  * Since the passed buffer must be pinned, it's OK to examine its block
  * number without getting the lock first.
  *
- * Note: it is OK to pass buffer = InvalidBuffer, indicating that no old
+ * Note: it is OK to pass buffer == InvalidBuffer, indicating that no old
  * buffer actually needs to be released.  This case is the same as ReadBuffer,
  * but can save some tests in the caller.
  *
@@ -1092,11 +1071,12 @@ BufferGetBlockNumber(Buffer buffer)
 /*
  * BufferReplace
  *
- * Write out the buffer corresponding to 'bufHdr'
+ * Write out the buffer corresponding to 'bufHdr'. Returns 'true' if
+ * the buffer was successfully written out, 'false' otherwise.
  *
  * BufMgrLock must be held at entry, and the buffer must be pinned.
  */
-static int
+static bool
 BufferReplace(BufferDesc *bufHdr)
 {
 	Relation	reln;
@@ -1147,11 +1127,11 @@ BufferReplace(BufferDesc *bufHdr)
 	LWLockAcquire(BufMgrLock, LW_EXCLUSIVE);
 
 	if (status == SM_FAIL)
-		return FALSE;
+		return false;
 
 	BufferFlushCount++;
 
-	return TRUE;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1167,7 +1147,7 @@ RelationGetNumberOfBlocks(Relation relation)
 	 * new or temp, because no one else should be modifying it.  Otherwise
 	 * we need to ask the smgr for the current physical file length.
 	 *
-	 * Don't call smgr on a view, either.
+	 * Don't call smgr on a view or a composite type, either.
 	 */
 	if (relation->rd_rel->relkind == RELKIND_VIEW)
 		relation->rd_nblocks = 0;
@@ -1175,6 +1155,7 @@ RelationGetNumberOfBlocks(Relation relation)
 		relation->rd_nblocks = 0;
 	else if (!relation->rd_isnew && !relation->rd_istemp)
 		relation->rd_nblocks = smgrnblocks(DEFAULT_SMGR, relation);
+
 	return relation->rd_nblocks;
 }
 
@@ -1623,8 +1604,6 @@ FlushRelationBuffers(Relation rel, BlockNumber firstDelBlock)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#undef ReleaseBuffer
-
 /*
  * ReleaseBuffer -- remove the pin on a buffer without
  *		marking it dirty.
@@ -1737,151 +1716,6 @@ refcount = %ld, file: %s, line: %d\n",
 }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef BMTRACE
-
-/*
- *	trace allocations and deallocations in a circular buffer in
- *	shared memory.	check the buffer before doing the allocation,
- *	and die if there's anything fishy.
- */
-
-void
-_bm_trace(Oid dbId, Oid relId, int blkNo, int bufNo, int allocType)
-{
-	long		start,
-				cur;
-	bmtrace    *tb;
-
-	start = *CurTraceBuf;
-
-	if (start > 0)
-		cur = start - 1;
-	else
-		cur = BMT_LIMIT - 1;
-
-	for (;;)
-	{
-		tb = &TraceBuf[cur];
-		if (tb->bmt_op != BMT_NOTUSED)
-		{
-			if (tb->bmt_buf == bufNo)
-			{
-				if ((tb->bmt_op == BMT_DEALLOC)
-					|| (tb->bmt_dbid == dbId && tb->bmt_relid == relId
-						&& tb->bmt_blkno == blkNo))
-					goto okay;
-
-				/* die holding the buffer lock */
-				_bm_die(dbId, relId, blkNo, bufNo, allocType, start, cur);
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (cur == start)
-			goto okay;
-
-		if (cur == 0)
-			cur = BMT_LIMIT - 1;
-		else
-			cur--;
-	}
-
-okay:
-	tb = &TraceBuf[start];
-	tb->bmt_pid = MyProcPid;
-	tb->bmt_buf = bufNo;
-	tb->bmt_dbid = dbId;
-	tb->bmt_relid = relId;
-	tb->bmt_blkno = blkNo;
-	tb->bmt_op = allocType;
-
-	*CurTraceBuf = (start + 1) % BMT_LIMIT;
-}
-
-void
-_bm_die(Oid dbId, Oid relId, int blkNo, int bufNo,
-		int allocType, long start, long cur)
-{
-	FILE	   *fp;
-	bmtrace    *tb;
-	int			i;
-
-	tb = &TraceBuf[cur];
-
-	if ((fp = AllocateFile("/tmp/death_notice", "w")) == NULL)
-		elog(FATAL, "buffer alloc trace error and can't open log file");
-
-	fprintf(fp, "buffer alloc trace detected the following error:\n\n");
-	fprintf(fp, "    buffer %d being %s inconsistently with a previous %s\n\n",
-		 bufNo, (allocType == BMT_DEALLOC ? "deallocated" : "allocated"),
-			(tb->bmt_op == BMT_DEALLOC ? "deallocation" : "allocation"));
-
-	fprintf(fp, "the trace buffer contains:\n");
-
-	i = start;
-	for (;;)
-	{
-		tb = &TraceBuf[i];
-		if (tb->bmt_op != BMT_NOTUSED)
-		{
-			fprintf(fp, "     [%3d]%spid %d buf %2d for <%u,%u,%u> ",
-					i, (i == cur ? " ---> " : "\t"),
-					tb->bmt_pid, tb->bmt_buf,
-					tb->bmt_dbid, tb->bmt_relid, tb->bmt_blkno);
-
-			switch (tb->bmt_op)
-			{
-				case BMT_ALLOCFND:
-					fprintf(fp, "allocate (found)\n");
-					break;
-
-				case BMT_ALLOCNOTFND:
-					fprintf(fp, "allocate (not found)\n");
-					break;
-
-				case BMT_DEALLOC:
-					fprintf(fp, "deallocate\n");
-					break;
-
-				default:
-					fprintf(fp, "unknown op type %d\n", tb->bmt_op);
-					break;
-			}
-		}
-
-		i = (i + 1) % BMT_LIMIT;
-		if (i == start)
-			break;
-	}
-
-	fprintf(fp, "\noperation causing error:\n");
-	fprintf(fp, "\tpid %d buf %d for <%d,%u,%d> ",
-			getpid(), bufNo, dbId, relId, blkNo);
-
-	switch (allocType)
-	{
-		case BMT_ALLOCFND:
-			fprintf(fp, "allocate (found)\n");
-			break;
-
-		case BMT_ALLOCNOTFND:
-			fprintf(fp, "allocate (not found)\n");
-			break;
-
-		case BMT_DEALLOC:
-			fprintf(fp, "deallocate\n");
-			break;
-
-		default:
-			fprintf(fp, "unknown op type %d\n", allocType);
-			break;
-	}
-
-	FreeFile(fp);
-
-	kill(getpid(), SIGILL);
-}
-#endif   /* BMTRACE */
-
 /*
  * SetBufferCommitInfoNeedsSave
  *
diff --git a/src/include/storage/buf_internals.h b/src/include/storage/buf_internals.h
index 5478f1064e84325fc63f99eebe7d8c96e5eda547..9e7864c750812f5d4fe184bb05aeccede8ac4d8a 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/buf_internals.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/buf_internals.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2003, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/storage/buf_internals.h,v 1.65 2003/11/29 22:41:13 pgsql Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/storage/buf_internals.h,v 1.66 2003/12/14 00:34:47 neilc Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -33,14 +33,13 @@ extern int	ShowPinTrace;
  * Flags for buffer descriptors
  */
 #define BM_DIRTY				(1 << 0)
-#define BM_PRIVATE				(1 << 1)
-#define BM_VALID				(1 << 2)
-#define BM_DELETED				(1 << 3)
-#define BM_FREE					(1 << 4)
-#define BM_IO_IN_PROGRESS		(1 << 5)
-#define BM_IO_ERROR				(1 << 6)
-#define BM_JUST_DIRTIED			(1 << 7)
-#define BM_PIN_COUNT_WAITER		(1 << 8)
+#define BM_VALID				(1 << 1)
+#define BM_DELETED				(1 << 2)
+#define BM_FREE					(1 << 3)
+#define BM_IO_IN_PROGRESS		(1 << 4)
+#define BM_IO_ERROR				(1 << 5)
+#define BM_JUST_DIRTIED			(1 << 6)
+#define BM_PIN_COUNT_WAITER		(1 << 7)
 
 typedef bits16 BufFlags;
 
@@ -136,32 +135,6 @@ typedef struct
 	Buffer		id;
 } BufferLookupEnt;
 
-/*
- *	mao tracing buffer allocation
- */
-
-/*#define BMTRACE*/
-
-#ifdef BMTRACE
-
-typedef struct _bmtrace
-{
-	int			bmt_pid;
-	int			bmt_buf;
-	Oid			bmt_dbid;
-	Oid			bmt_relid;
-	BlockNumber bmt_blkno;
-	int			bmt_op;
-
-#define BMT_NOTUSED		0
-#define BMT_ALLOCFND	1
-#define BMT_ALLOCNOTFND 2
-#define BMT_DEALLOC		3
-
-}	bmtrace;
-#endif   /* BMTRACE */
-
-
 /* counters in buf_init.c */
 extern long int ReadBufferCount;
 extern long int ReadLocalBufferCount;
diff --git a/src/include/storage/bufmgr.h b/src/include/storage/bufmgr.h
index c4ac75262cfa824227499045bafa1c64443dca13..7f955ceef3a39ac595b32e90594dbc02502967be 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/bufmgr.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/bufmgr.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2003, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/storage/bufmgr.h,v 1.72 2003/11/29 22:41:13 pgsql Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/storage/bufmgr.h,v 1.73 2003/12/14 00:34:47 neilc Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -57,19 +57,6 @@ extern long *LocalRefCount;
  */
 
 #define BAD_BUFFER_ID(bid) ((bid) < 1 || (bid) > NBuffers)
-#define INVALID_DESCRIPTOR (-3)
-
-#define UnlockAndReleaseBuffer(buffer)	\
-( \
-	LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK), \
-	ReleaseBuffer(buffer) \
-)
-
-#define UnlockAndWriteBuffer(buffer)	\
-( \
-	LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_UNLOCK), \
-	WriteBuffer(buffer) \
-)
 
 /*
  * BufferIsValid