Re: Avoid possible deference NULL pointer (src/backend/optimizer/path/allpaths.c)

It's not a bug.  Since the call specifies NIL pathkeys (meaning it
doesn't care about sort order) and does not insist on a parallel-safe
path, there should always be a path that satisfies it.  The only
way it could fail to find a path is if the rel's pathlist is entirely
empty, a case already rejected by the sole caller.

Moreover, the argument that we might not have gotten a report is not
credible.  In a production build without an Assert, the next line
would still dump core just as effectively if the result were NULL.

While the proposed patch doesn't break anything, it's removing a
logic cross-check that was put there intentionally.  So I don't
find it to be an improvement.
			regards, tom lane

Ah, if this Assert was intentionally added to ensure that a path must be always found under the given conditions, and that any issues with this can be detected in the right place, then I agree. The patch likely makes worse.

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