| From: | Jeff Davis <pgsql(at)j-davis(dot)com> |
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| To: | pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Cc: | Dean Rasheed <dean(dot)a(dot)rasheed(at)gmail(dot)com> |
| Subject: | wrong results: merge when not matched by source |
| Date: | 2026-09-17 19:17:56 |
| Message-ID: | ccdab5ba02c65af195b5a6d2d744a01d9de47cd3.camel@j-davis.com |
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AI-discovered bug report appended to this email.
Regards,
Jeff Davis
-- MERGE WHEN NOT MATCHED BY SOURCE + concurrent DELETE inserts a
-- null-source row. Two sessions, READ COMMITTED. Affects 17+.
--
-- Setup (either session):
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS target;
CREATE TABLE target (key int, val text);
INSERT INTO target VALUES (1, 'matched'), (2, 'nms');
-- Session 1:
BEGIN ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED;
DELETE FROM target WHERE key = 2; -- holds the NMS row
-- Session 2 (blocks on the NMS row):
BEGIN ISOLATION LEVEL READ COMMITTED;
MERGE INTO target t
USING (SELECT 1 AS key, 'src' AS val) s
ON t.key = s.key
WHEN MATCHED THEN UPDATE SET val = s.val
WHEN NOT MATCHED BY SOURCE THEN UPDATE SET val = 'nms-action'
WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN INSERT VALUES (s.key, s.val)
RETURNING merge_action(), t.*;
-- Session 1:
COMMIT; -- unblocks session 2
-- Session 2 then returns:
--
-- merge_action | key | val
-- --------------+-----+-----
-- INSERT | |
-- UPDATE | 1 | src
--
-- Expected: only UPDATE of key=1; table is {(1, src)}.
-- Actual: also INSERT of (NULL, NULL).
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