Re: docs: clarify ALTER TABLE behavior on partitioned tables

From: Chao Li <li(dot)evan(dot)chao(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Postgres hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>, Amit Kapila <amit(dot)kapila16(at)gmail(dot)com>
Subject: Re: docs: clarify ALTER TABLE behavior on partitioned tables
Date: 2026-01-12 05:51:26
Message-ID: 46DA7611-C18D-4782-AEFF-F861ECDEFA5C@gmail.com
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> On Jan 12, 2026, at 12:04, David G. Johnston <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
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> I also have my doubts that any of this behavior is going to change. Better to behave as if it won’t.

Please see [1], people wanted to change the behavior from long time back. From the previous discussions, there were no objections on the behavior change. However, the blocker was about how to keep “consistent” behaviors across all sub-commands. That’s why I created this patch to clarify the current behaviors.

[1] https://postgr.es/m/59FB38EF-FA62-41B7-A082-DDA251B04F9E@gmail.com

Best regards,
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Chao Li (Evan)
HighGo Software Co., Ltd.
https://www.highgo.com/

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