Re: docs: clarify ALTER TABLE behavior on partitioned tables

From: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Chao Li <li(dot)evan(dot)chao(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: 2026-01-21 01:09:25
Message-ID: CAKFQuwZyJNBN+N5Qtcg0aG6ZpOFvQV5m=cALLgv7g3u1Sz-tZw@mail.gmail.com
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On Mon, Jan 19, 2026 at 1:20 AM Chao Li <li(dot)evan(dot)chao(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

>
> Thanks again for your review. I have integrated all your edits to v4. Once
> you consider the changes are okay, can you please mark the CF entry [1] as
> Ready for Committer?
>
>
v5 Attached with a delta.

There exists described behaviors in the notes that are being removed that
need to be retained; pertaining to inheritance setups. I put a note in
place of the removals pointing out that when inheritance is being used for
partitioning the rules for partitioned tables apply (implied 'unless
otherwise noted') and that local/independent objects can always be
addressed normally. I then incorporated the notes into the appropriate
sub-command sections. Please give it a sanity check since I'm still
getting my head around all this.

David J.

Attachment Content-Type Size
v5-0001-docs-clarify-ALTER-TABLE-behavior-on-partitioned-.patch text/x-patch 32.7 KB
v5-0002-delta.patch text/x-patch 3.8 KB

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