Re: pg_upgrade fails to detect unsupported arrays and ranges

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel(at)yesql(dot)se>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>, Tomas Vondra <tomas(dot)vondra(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Subject: Re: pg_upgrade fails to detect unsupported arrays and ranges
Date: 2019-11-10 21:05:43
Message-ID: 4650.1573419943@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Daniel Gustafsson <daniel(at)yesql(dot)se> writes:
> On 10 Nov 2019, at 20:07, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>> Although this is a really straightforward patch and I've tested it
>> against appropriate old versions (9.1 and 9.2), I'm very hesitant
>> to shove it in so soon before a release wrap. Should I do that, or
>> let it wait till after the wrap?

> Having read the patch I agree that it's trivial enough that I wouldn't be
> worried to let it slip through. However, given that we've lacked the check for
> a few releases, is it worth rushing with the potential for a last-minute
> "oh-shit"?

Probably not, really --- the main argument for that is just that it'd fit
well with the fixes Tomas already made.

>> + /* arrays over any type selected so far */
>> + " SELECT t.oid FROM pg_catalog.pg_type t, x WHERE typelem = x.oid AND typtype = 'b' "

> No need to check typlen?

Yeah, that's intentional. A fixed-length array type over a problematic
type would be just as much of a problem as a varlena array type.
The case shouldn't apply to any of the existing problematic types,
but I was striving for generality.

regards, tom lane

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