If you try to take an incremental backup on a standby and there hasn't
been much system activity, it might fail. Document why this happens.
Also add a hint to the error message you get, to make it more likely
that users will understand what has gone wrong.
Laurenz Albe and Robert Haas
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/5468641ad821dad7aa3b2d65bf843146443a1b68.camel@cybertec.at
This change allows these functions to be called using named-argument
notation, which can be helpful for readability, particularly for
the ones with many arguments.
There was considerable debate about exactly which names to use,
but in the end we settled on the names already shown in our
documentation table 9.10.
The citext extension provides citext-aware versions of some of
these functions, so add argument names to those too.
In passing, fix table 9.10's syntax synopses for regexp_match,
which were slightly wrong about which combinations of arguments
are allowed.
Jian He, reviewed by Dian Fay and others
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CACJufxG3NFKKsh6x4fRLv8h3V-HvN4W5dA=zNKMxsNcDwOKang@mail.gmail.com
"path" provides a reliable method of determining the parent/child
relationships between memory contexts. Previously this could be done in
a non-reliable way by writing a recursive query and joining the "parent"
and "name" columns. This wasn't reliable as the names were not unique,
which could result in joining to the wrong parent.
To make this reliable, "path" stores an array of numerical identifiers
starting with the identifier for TopLevelMemoryContext. It contains an
element for each intermediate parent between that and the current context.
Incompatibility: Here we also adjust the "level" column to make it
1-based rather than 0-based. A 1-based level provides a convenient way
to access elements in the "path" array. e.g. path[level] gives the
identifier for the current context.
Identifiers are not stable across multiple evaluations of the view. In
an attempt to make these more stable for ad-hoc queries, the identifiers
are assigned breadth-first. Contexts closer to TopLevelMemoryContext
are less likely to change between queries and during queries.
Author: Melih Mutlu <m.melihmutlu@gmail.com>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAGPVpCThLyOsj3e_gYEvLoHkr5w=tadDiN_=z2OwsK3VJppeBA@mail.gmail.com
Reviewed-by: Andres Freund, Stephen Frost, Atsushi Torikoshi,
Reviewed-by: Michael Paquier, Robert Haas, David Rowley
The two_phase option is controlled by both the publisher (as a slot
option) and the subscriber (as a subscription option), so the slot option
must also be modified.
Changing the 'two_phase' option for a subscription from 'true' to 'false'
is permitted only when there are no pending prepared transactions
corresponding to that subscription. Otherwise, the changes of already
prepared transactions can be replicated again along with their corresponding
commit leading to duplicate data or errors.
To avoid data loss, the 'two_phase' option for a subscription can only be
changed from 'false' to 'true' once the initial data synchronization is
completed. Therefore this is performed later by the logical replication worker.
Author: Hayato Kuroda, Ajin Cherian, Amit Kapila
Reviewed-by: Peter Smith, Hou Zhijie, Amit Kapila, Vitaly Davydov, Vignesh C
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/8fab8-65d74c80-1-2f28e880@39088166
The docs currently imply that ldapurl is for search+bind only, but
that's not true. Rearrange the docs to cover this better.
Add a test ldapurl with simple bind. This was previously allowed but
unexercised, and now that it's documented it'd be good to pin the
behavior.
Improve error when mixing LDAP bind modes. The option names had gone
stale; replace them with a more general statement.
Author: Jacob Champion <jacob.champion@enterprisedb.com>
Discussion: https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/CAOYmi+nyg9gE0LeP=xQ3AgyQGR=5ZZMkVVbWd0uR8XQmg_dd5Q@mail.gmail.com
We were not being clear about which variants of the "direction"
clause are permitted in MOVE. Also, the text seemed to be
written with only the FETCH/MOVE NEXT case in mind, so it
didn't apply very well to other variants.
Also, document that "MOVE count IN cursor" only works if count
is a constant. This is not the whole truth, because some other
cases such as a parenthesized expression will also work, but
we want to push people to use "MOVE FORWARD count" instead.
The constant case is enough to cover what we allow in plain SQL,
and that seems sufficient to claim support for.
Update a comment in pl_gram.y claiming that we don't document
that point.
Per gripe from Philipp Salvisberg.
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/172155553388.702.7932496598218792085@wrigleys.postgresql.org
RAISE accepts either = or := in the USING clause, so fix the
syntax synopsis to show that.
Rearrange and wordsmith the descriptions of the different syntax
variants, in hopes of improving clarity.
Igor Gnatyuk, reviewed by Jian He and Laurenz Albe; minor additional
wordsmithing by me
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAEu6iLvhF5sdGeat2x4_L0FvWW_SiN--ma8ya7CZd-oJoV+yqQ@mail.gmail.com
To do this, we must include the wal_level in the first WAL record
covered by each summary file; so add wal_level to struct Checkpoint
and the payload of XLOG_CHECKPOINT_REDO and XLOG_END_OF_RECOVERY.
This, in turn, requires bumping XLOG_PAGE_MAGIC and, since the
Checkpoint is also stored in the control file, also
PG_CONTROL_VERSION. It's not great to do that so late in the release
cycle, but the alternative seems to ship v17 without robust
protections against this scenario, which could result in corrupted
incremental backups.
A side effect of this patch is that, when a server with
wal_level=replica is started with summarize_wal=on for the first time,
summarization will no longer begin with the oldest WAL that still
exists in pg_wal, but rather from the first checkpoint after that.
This change should be harmless, because a WAL summary for a partial
checkpoint cycle can never make an incremental backup possible when
it would otherwise not have been.
Report by Fujii Masao. Patch by me. Review and/or testing by Jakub
Wartak and Fujii Masao.
Discussion: http://postgr.es/m/6e30082e-041b-4e31-9633-95a66de76f5d@oss.nttdata.com
This new macro is able to perform a direct lookup from the local cache
of injection points (refreshed each time a point is loaded or run),
without touching the shared memory state of injection points at all.
This works in combination with INJECTION_POINT_LOAD(), and it is better
than INJECTION_POINT() in a critical section due to the fact that it
would avoid all memory allocations should a concurrent detach happen
since a LOAD(), as it retrieves a callback from the backend-private
memory.
The documentation is updated to describe in more details how to use this
new macro with a load. Some tests are added to the module
injection_points based on a new SQL function that acts as a wrapper of
INJECTION_POINT_CACHED().
Based on a suggestion from Heikki Linnakangas.
Author: Heikki Linnakangas, Michael Paquier
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/58d588d0-e63f-432f-9181-bed29313dece@iki.fi
Using <replaceable>text</replaceable> inside parantheses is not a
common or good style, so rephrase a sentence to avoid that style.
Also rephrase the text in that paragraph a bit while at it.
Reported-by: Marcos Pegoraro <marcos@f10.com.br>
Author: Jian He <jian.universality@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se>
Reviewed-by: Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAB-JLwZqH3Yec6Kz-4-+pa0ZG9QJBsxjJZwYcMZYzEDR_fXnKw@mail.gmail.com
Point out that savepoint commands cannot be issued in PL/pgSQL,
and suggest that exception blocks can usually be used instead.
Add a caveat to the discussion of cursor loops vs. transactions,
pointing out that any locks taken by the cursor query will be lost
at COMMIT. This is implicit in what's already said, but the existing
text leaves the distinct impression that the auto-hold behavior is
transparent, which it's not really.
Per a couple of recent complaints (one unsigned, and one in bug #18531
from Dzmitry Jachnik). Back-patch to v17, just so this makes it into
current docs in less than a year-and-a-half.
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/172076354433.736586.14347210271966220018@wrigleys.postgresql.org
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/18531-c6dddd33b8555fd2@postgresql.org
As commit ca4103025d stated, new partitions without a specified tablespace
should inherit the parent relation's tablespace. However, previously,
ALTER TABLE MERGE PARTITIONS and ALTER TABLE SPLIT PARTITION commands
always created new partitions in the default tablespace, ignoring
the parent's tablespace. This commit ensures new partitions inherit
the parent's tablespace.
Backpatch to v17 where these commands were introduced.
Author: Fujii Masao
Reviewed-by: Masahiko Sawada
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/abaf390b-3320-40a5-8815-ef476db5cfe7@oss.nttdata.com
Presently, the page for predefined roles contains a table with
brief descriptions of what each role allows. Below the table,
there is a separate section with more detailed information about
some of the roles. As the set of predefined roles has grown over
the years, this page has (IMHO) become less readable.
This commit attempts to improve the predefined roles documentation
by abandoning the table in favor of listing each role with its own
complete description, similar to how we document GUCs. Besides
merging the information that was split between the table and the
section below it, this commit also alphabetizes the roles. The
alphabetization is imperfect because some of the roles are grouped
(e.g., pg_read_all_data and pg_write_all_data), and we order such
groups by the first role mentioned, but that seemed like a better
choice than breaking the groups apart. Finally, this commit makes
some stylistic adjustments to the text.
Reviewed-by: David G. Johnston, Robert Haas
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/ZmtM-4-eRtq8DRf6%40nathan
The I/O timing information collected when track_io_timing is
enabled is now documented to appear in the pg_stat_io view,
which was previously not mentioned.
This commit also enhances the description of track_io_timing
to clarify that it monitors not only block read and write
but also block extend and fsync operations. Additionally,
the description of track_wal_io_timing has been improved
to mention both WAL write and WAL fsync monitoring.
Backpatch to v16 where pg_stat_io was added.
Author: Hajime Matsunaga
Reviewed-by: Melanie Plageman, Nazir Bilal Yavuz, Fujii Masao
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/TYWPR01MB10742EE4A6F34C33061429D38A4D52@TYWPR01MB10742.jpnprd01.prod.outlook.com
This patch modifies the pg_get_acl() function to accept a third argument
called "objsubid", bringing it on par with similar functions in this
area like pg_describe_object(). This enables the retrieval of ACLs for
relation attributes when scanning dependencies.
Bump catalog version.
Author: Joel Jacobson
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/f2539bff-64be-47f0-9f0b-df85d3cc0432@app.fastmail.com
Since commit 3a9b18b309, roles with privileges of pg_signal_backend
cannot signal autovacuum workers. Many users treated the ability
to signal autovacuum workers as a feature instead of a bug, so we
are reintroducing it via a new predefined role. Having privileges
of this new role, named pg_signal_autovacuum_worker, only permits
signaling autovacuum workers. It does not permit signaling other
types of superuser backends.
Bumps catversion.
Author: Kirill Reshke
Reviewed-by: Anthony Leung, Michael Paquier, Andrey Borodin
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CALdSSPhC4GGmbnugHfB9G0%3DfAxjCSug_-rmL9oUh0LTxsyBfsg%40mail.gmail.com
1. Remove the keyword SELECT from the examples to be consistent
with the examples of other JSON-related functions listed on the
same page.
2. Add <synopsis> tags around the functions' syntax definition
3. Capitalize function names in the syntax synopsis and the examples
4. Use <itemizedlist> lists for dividing the descriptions of
individual functions into bullet points
5. Significantly rewrite the description of wrapper clauses of
JSON_QUERY
6. Significantly rewrite the descriptions of ON ERROR / EMPTY
clauses of JSON_QUERY() and JSON_VALUE() functions
7. Add a note about how JSON_VALUE() and JSON_QUERY() differ when
returning a JSON null result
8. Move the description of the PASSING clause from the descriptions
of individual functions into the top paragraph
And other miscellaneous text improvements, typo fixes.
Suggested-by: Thom Brown <thom@linux.com>
Suggested-by: David G. Johnston <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Jian He <jian.universality@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Erik Rijkers <er@xs4all.nl>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAA-aLv7Dfy9BMrhUZ1skcg=OdqysWKzObS7XiDXdotJNF0E44Q@mail.gmail.com
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwZNxNHuPk44zDF7z8qZec1Aof10aA9tWvBU5CMhEKEd8A@mail.gmail.com
Previously, the internal name of a PL/Tcl function was just
"__PLTcl_proc_NNNN", where NNNN is the function OID. That's pretty
unhelpful when reading an error report. Plus it prevents us from
testing the CONTEXT output for PL/Tcl errors, since the OIDs shown
in the regression tests wouldn't be stable.
Instead, base the internal name on the result of format_procedure(),
which will be unique in most cases. For the edge cases where it's
not, we can append the function OID to make it unique.
Sadly, the pltcl_trigger.sql test script still has to suppress the
context reports, because they'd include trigger arguments which
contain relation OIDs per PL/Tcl's longstanding API for triggers.
I had to modify one existing test case to throw a different error
than before, because I found that Tcl 8.5 and Tcl 8.6 spell the
context message for the original error slightly differently.
We might have to make more adjustments in that vein once this
gets wider testing.
Patch by me; thanks to Pavel Stehule for the idea to use
format_procedure() rather than just the proname.
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/890581.1717609350@sss.pgh.pa.us
Add a link to Joe Hellerstein's paper "Looking Back at Postgres",
which is quite an interesting take on the history of Postgres.
The reference to Appendix E was written when we were still keeping
the entire release-note history there, which we stopped doing some
years ago when the O(N^2) cost of that started to become apparent.
Instead, point to the release note archives on the website.
(This per suggestion from Daniel Gustafsson.)
In passing, move the "ports12" biblioentry to be in alphabetical
order within that section.
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/3345678.1720071633@sss.pgh.pa.us
This can be used to load an injection point and prewarm the
backend-level cache before running it, to avoid issues if the point
cannot be loaded due to restrictions in the code path where it would be
run, like a critical section where no memory allocation can happen
(load_external_function() can do allocations when expanding a library
name).
Tests can use a macro called INJECTION_POINT_LOAD() to load an injection
point. The test module injection_points gains some tests, and a SQL
function able to load an injection point.
Based on a request from Andrey Borodin, who has implemented a test for
multixacts requiring this facility.
Reviewed-by: Andrey Borodin
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/ZkrBE1e2q2wGvsoN@paquier.xyz
State explicitly that the coordinates in our geometric data types are
float8. Also explain that polygons store their bounding box.
While here, fix the table of geometric data types to show type
"line"'s size correctly: it's 24 bytes not 32. This has somehow
escaped notice since that table was made in 1998.
Per suggestion from Sebastian Skałacki. The size error seems
important enough to justify back-patching.
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/172000045661.706.1822177575291548794@wrigleys.postgresql.org
The ssl_prefer_server_ciphers setting is quite important from a
security point of view, so simply stating that older versions
doesn't have it isn't very helpful. This adds the version when
the GUC was added to help readers.
Backpatch to all supported versions since this setting has been
around since 9.4.
Reviewed-by: Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org>
Reviewed-by: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/5D7E0F5E-E620-4D54-8788-66D421AC76F0@yesql.se
Backpatch-through: v12
This function returns the ACL for a database object, specified by
catalog OID and object OID. This is useful to be able to
retrieve the ACL associated to an object specified with a
(class_id,objid) couple, similarly to the other functions for object
identification, when joined with pg_depend or pg_shdepend.
Original idea by Álvaro Herrera.
Bump catalog version.
Author: Joel Jacobson
Reviewed-by: Isaac Morland, Michael Paquier, Ranier Vilela
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/80b16434-b9b1-4c3d-8f28-569f21c2c102@app.fastmail.com
This old CPU architecture hasn't been produced in decades, and
whatever instances might still survive are surely too underpowered
for anyone to consider running Postgres on in production. We'd
nonetheless continued to carry code support for it (largely at my
insistence), because its unique implementation of spinlocks seemed
like a good edge case for our spinlock infrastructure. However,
our last buildfarm animal of this type was retired last year, and
it seems quite unlikely that another will emerge. Without the ability
to run tests, the argument that this is useful test code fails to
hold water. Furthermore, carrying code support for an untestable
architecture has costs not to be ignored. So, remove HPPA-specific
code, in the same vein as commits 718aa43a4 and 92d70b77e.
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/3351991.1697728588@sss.pgh.pa.us
The standby_slot_names GUC allows the specification of physical standby
slots that must be synchronized before the logical walsenders associated
with logical failover slots. However, for this purpose, the GUC name is
too generic.
Author: Hou Zhijie
Reviewed-by: Bertrand Drouvot, Masahiko Sawada
Backpatch-through: 17
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/ZnWeUgdHong93fQN@momjian.us
Introduces --copy as an alternative to --clone and --copy-file-range.
This option simply picks the default mode to copy files, as if none of
the options was specified. This makes pg_combinebackup options more
consistent with pg_upgrade, and it makes testing simpler.
Reported-by: Peter Eisentraut
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/48da4a1f-ccd9-4988-9622-24f37b1de2b4%40eisentraut.org
pg_createsubscriber currently always sets up logical replication
with two-phase commit disabled. Improving that is not going to
happen for v17. In the meantime, document the deficiency, and
adjust pg_createsubscriber so that it will emit a warning if
the source installation has max_prepared_transactions > 0.
Hayato Kuroda (some mods by Amit Kapila and me), per complaint from
Noah Misch
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/20240623062157.97.nmisch@google.com
Currently, the grammar allows any supported values in the ON ERROR
and ON EMPTY clauses for SQL/JSON functions, regardless of whether
the values are appropriate for the function. This commit ensures
that during parse analysis, the provided value is checked for
validity for the given function and throws a syntax error if it is
not.
While at it, this fixes some omissions in the documentation of the
ON ERROR/EMPTY clauses for JSON_TABLE().
Reported-by: Jian He <jian.universality@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Jian He <jian.universality@gmail.com>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CACJufxFgWGqpESSYzyJ6tSurr3vFYBSNEmCfkGyB_dMdptFnZQ%40mail.gmail.com
The input document to functions JSON_EXISTS(), JSON_QUERY(),
JSON_VALUE(), and JSON_TABLE() can be specified as character or
UTF8-encoded bytea strings. These are automatically converted to
jsonb with an implicit cast before being passed to the jsonpath
machinery.
In the current implementation, errors that occur when parsing the
specified string into a valid JSON document are thrown
unconditionally. This means they are not subject to the explicit or
implicit ON ERROR clause of those functions, which is a standard-
conforming behavior. Add a note to the documentation to mention
that.
Reported-by: Markus Winand
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/F7DD1442-265C-4220-A603-CB0DEB77E91D%40winand.at
0452b461bc4 adds alternative orderings of group-by keys during the query
optimization. This new feature is controlled by the new GUC parameter
enable_group_by_reordering, which accidentally came without the documentation.
This commit adds the missing documentation for that GUC.
Reported-by: Bruce Momjian
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/ZnDx2FYlba_OafQd%40momjian.us
Author: Andrei Lepikhov
Reviewed-by: Pavel Borisov, Alexander Korotkov
