Re: ALTER TABLE: warn when actions do not recurse to partitions

From: Chao Li <li(dot)evan(dot)chao(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Postgres hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: Greg Sabino Mullane <htamfids(at)gmail(dot)com>, Jim Jones <jim(dot)jones(at)uni-muenster(dot)de>, "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>, Zsolt Parragi <zsolt(dot)parragi(at)percona(dot)com>
Subject: Re: ALTER TABLE: warn when actions do not recurse to partitions
Date: 2026-04-01 08:01:56
Message-ID: 74084E4E-4763-4A23-9886-FEB4DF67859B@gmail.com
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> On Mar 13, 2026, at 11:16, Chao Li <li(dot)evan(dot)chao(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
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>> On Mar 13, 2026, at 05:45, Zsolt Parragi <zsolt(dot)parragi(at)percona(dot)com> wrote:
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>> Hello
>>
>>> Affected sub-commands include:
>>> ...
>>
>> Shouldn't SET ACCESS METHOD be included in this list?
>>
>> It only changes the catalog entry for the parent, existing partitions
>> stay as-is. It only sets the access method for future direct child
>> partitions.
>
> Good catch. I missed SET ACCESS METHOD. Thanks a lot.
>
> PFA v9:
> * Included SET ACCESS METHOD
> * Added a new test case where if the sub-command fails, then the notice message should not show up
>
> Best regards,
> --
> Chao Li (Evan)
> HighGo Software Co., Ltd.
> https://www.highgo.com/
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> <v9-0001-ALTER-TABLE-emit-NOTICE-when-ONLY-is-omitted-but-.patch>

PFA v10 - fixed a test failure.

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

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