Re: BUG #19500: pgrepack logical decoding plugin can crash assert builds via SQL decoding API

From: Srinath Reddy Sadipiralla <srinath2133(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Antonin Houska <ah(at)cybertec(dot)at>
Cc: alvherre(at)kurilemu(dot)de, n(dot)kalinin(at)postgrespro(dot)ru, pgsql-bugs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org, b(at)ida(dot)kurilemu(dot)internal
Subject: Re: BUG #19500: pgrepack logical decoding plugin can crash assert builds via SQL decoding API
Date: 2026-06-03 10:25:18
Message-ID: CAFC+b6qY8Jr1OkRqRX0KOy6-yauGwKTrw-OhQooYgzpyCwhgTA@mail.gmail.com
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On Wed, Jun 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM Antonin Houska <ah(at)cybertec(dot)at> wrote:

> Srinath Reddy Sadipiralla <srinath2133(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
> > Could we reject the pgrepack plugin at slot creation instead, in
> > pg_create_logical_replication_slot() and the CREATE_REPLICATION_SLOT
> > command, so misuse gets a clear "reserved for REPACK (CONCURRENTLY)"
> > error up front, before any decoding? REPACK creates its slot directly via
> > ReplicationSlotCreate(), so it's unaffected, and the begin-callback check
> > with magic guard can stay as the internal safety net.
> > Happy to be told this isn't worth special-casing :)
>
> Another possible approach: restrict the use of the plugin to the REPACK
> decoding worker.
>

cool ... that's cleaner, incorporated these changes and added test
,errcode.

--
Thanks :)
Srinath Reddy Sadipiralla
EDB: https://www.enterprisedb.com/

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