v1-0001-Report-error-for-ddls-on-conflict-log-tables.patch.txt

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Filename: v1-0001-Report-error-for-ddls-on-conflict-log-tables.patch.txt
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Message: Re: Proposal: Conflict log history table for Logical Replication
From 33bcdda8b0b84bab60282403f6eb3c2c930c7e53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dilip Kumar <dilipkumarb@google.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:52:46 +0530
Subject: [PATCH v1] Report error for ddls on conflict log tables

---
 src/backend/commands/lockcmds.c     | 19 ++++++++
 src/backend/commands/policy.c       | 12 +++++
 src/backend/commands/statscmds.c    | 12 +++++
 src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c    | 73 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/commands/trigger.c      | 25 ++++++++++
 src/backend/rewrite/rewriteDefine.c | 22 +++++++++
 6 files changed, 163 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/backend/commands/lockcmds.c b/src/backend/commands/lockcmds.c
index f66b8f17b9b..de56dcc6d48 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/lockcmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/lockcmds.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include "access/table.h"
 #include "access/xact.h"
+#include "catalog/catalog.h"
 #include "catalog/namespace.h"
 #include "catalog/pg_inherits.h"
 #include "commands/lockcmds.h"
@@ -92,6 +93,17 @@ RangeVarCallbackForLockTable(const RangeVar *rv, Oid relid, Oid oldrelid,
 						rv->relname),
 				 errdetail_relkind_not_supported(relkind)));
 
+	/*
+	 * Conflict log tables are managed by the system for logical replication
+	 * and should not be locked explicitly.
+	 */
+	if (IsConflictLogTableNamespace(get_rel_namespace(relid)))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
+				 errmsg("permission denied: \"%s\" is a conflict log table",
+						rv->relname),
+				 errdetail("Conflict log tables are managed by the system for logical replication.")));
+
 	/*
 	 * Make note if a temporary relation has been accessed in this
 	 * transaction.
@@ -198,6 +210,13 @@ LockViewRecurse_walker(Node *node, LockViewRecurse_context *context)
 				relkind != RELKIND_VIEW)
 				continue;
 
+			/*
+			 * Conflict log tables are managed by the system for logical
+			 * replication and should not be locked explicitly.
+			 */
+			if (IsConflictLogTableNamespace(get_rel_namespace(relid)))
+				continue;
+
 			/*
 			 * We might be dealing with a self-referential view.  If so, we
 			 * can just stop recursing, since we already locked it.
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/policy.c b/src/backend/commands/policy.c
index 21b8eebe32d..9919a7e4124 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/policy.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/policy.c
@@ -79,6 +79,18 @@ RangeVarCallbackForPolicy(const RangeVar *rv, Oid relid, Oid oldrelid,
 	if (!object_ownercheck(RelationRelationId, relid, GetUserId()))
 		aclcheck_error(ACLCHECK_NOT_OWNER, get_relkind_objtype(get_rel_relkind(relid)), rv->relname);
 
+	/*
+	 * Conflict log tables are used internally for logical replication conflict
+	 * logging and should not be modified directly, as it could disrupt
+	 * conflict logging.
+	 */
+	if (IsConflictLogTableClass(classform))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
+				 errmsg("permission denied: \"%s\" is a conflict log table",
+						rv->relname),
+				 errdetail("Conflict log tables are managed by the system for logical replication.")));
+
 	/* No system table modifications unless explicitly allowed. */
 	if (!allowSystemTableMods && IsSystemClass(relid, classform))
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/statscmds.c b/src/backend/commands/statscmds.c
index b354723be44..18143a9cb76 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/statscmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/statscmds.c
@@ -147,6 +147,18 @@ CreateStatistics(CreateStatsStmt *stmt, bool check_rights)
 			aclcheck_error(ACLCHECK_NOT_OWNER, get_relkind_objtype(rel->rd_rel->relkind),
 						   RelationGetRelationName(rel));
 
+		/*
+		 * Conflict log tables are used internally for logical replication
+		 * conflict logging and should not have extended statistics, as it
+		 * could disrupt conflict logging.
+		 */
+		if (IsConflictLogTableClass(rel->rd_rel))
+			ereport(ERROR,
+					(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
+					 errmsg("permission denied: \"%s\" is a conflict log table",
+							RelationGetRelationName(rel)),
+					 errdetail("Conflict log tables are managed by the system for logical replication.")));
+
 		/* Creating statistics on system catalogs is not allowed */
 		if (!allowSystemTableMods && IsSystemRelation(rel))
 			ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c b/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
index 6ffd21c68c4..d8754aa93db 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
@@ -2750,6 +2750,18 @@ MergeAttributes(List *columns, const List *supers, char relpersistence,
 					 errmsg("cannot inherit from partition \"%s\"",
 							RelationGetRelationName(relation))));
 
+		/*
+		 * Conflict log tables are managed by the system for logical
+		 * replication and should not be used as parent tables, as
+		 * inheritance could interfere with the logging behavior.
+		 */
+		if (IsConflictLogTableNamespace(relation->rd_rel->relnamespace))
+			ereport(ERROR,
+					(errcode(ERRCODE_WRONG_OBJECT_TYPE),
+					 errmsg("cannot inherit from conflict log table \"%s\"",
+							RelationGetRelationName(relation)),
+					 errdetail("Conflict log tables are managed by the system for logical replication.")));
+
 		if (relation->rd_rel->relkind != RELKIND_RELATION &&
 			relation->rd_rel->relkind != RELKIND_FOREIGN_TABLE &&
 			relation->rd_rel->relkind != RELKIND_PARTITIONED_TABLE)
@@ -3887,6 +3899,19 @@ renameatt_check(Oid myrelid, Form_pg_class classform, bool recursing)
 	if (!object_ownercheck(RelationRelationId, myrelid, GetUserId()))
 		aclcheck_error(ACLCHECK_NOT_OWNER, get_relkind_objtype(get_rel_relkind(myrelid)),
 					   NameStr(classform->relname));
+
+	/*
+	 * Conflict log tables are used internally for logical replication conflict
+	 * logging and should not be modified directly, as it could disrupt
+	 * conflict logging.
+	 */
+	if (IsConflictLogTableClass(classform))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
+				 errmsg("permission denied: \"%s\" is a conflict log table",
+						NameStr(classform->relname)),
+				 errdetail("Conflict log tables are managed by the system for logical replication.")));
+
 	if (!allowSystemTableMods && IsSystemClass(myrelid, classform))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
@@ -6889,6 +6914,18 @@ ATSimplePermissions(AlterTableType cmdtype, Relation rel, int allowed_targets)
 		aclcheck_error(ACLCHECK_NOT_OWNER, get_relkind_objtype(rel->rd_rel->relkind),
 					   RelationGetRelationName(rel));
 
+	/*
+	 * Conflict log tables are used internally for logical replication conflict
+	 * logging and should not be altered directly, as it could disrupt conflict
+	 * logging.
+	 */
+	if (IsConflictLogTableClass(rel->rd_rel))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
+				 errmsg("permission denied: \"%s\" is a conflict log table",
+						RelationGetRelationName(rel)),
+				 errdetail("Conflict log tables are managed by the system for logical replication.")));
+
 	if (!allowSystemTableMods && IsSystemRelation(rel))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
@@ -10198,6 +10235,18 @@ ATAddForeignKeyConstraint(List **wqueue, AlteredTableInfo *tab, Relation rel,
 				 errmsg("referenced relation \"%s\" is not a table",
 						RelationGetRelationName(pkrel))));
 
+	/*
+	 * Conflict log tables are used internally for logical replication conflict
+	 * logging and should not be referenced by foreign keys, as it could
+	 * disrupt conflict logging.
+	 */
+	if (IsConflictLogTableClass(pkrel->rd_rel))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
+				 errmsg("permission denied: \"%s\" is a conflict log table",
+						RelationGetRelationName(pkrel)),
+				 errdetail("Conflict log tables are managed by the system for logical replication.")));
+
 	if (!allowSystemTableMods && IsSystemRelation(pkrel))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
@@ -19818,6 +19867,18 @@ RangeVarCallbackOwnsRelation(const RangeVar *relation,
 		aclcheck_error(ACLCHECK_NOT_OWNER, get_relkind_objtype(get_rel_relkind(relId)),
 					   relation->relname);
 
+	/*
+	 * Conflict log tables are used internally for logical replication conflict
+	 * logging and should not be modified directly, as it could disrupt
+	 * conflict logging.
+	 */
+	if (IsConflictLogTableClass((Form_pg_class) GETSTRUCT(tuple)))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
+				 errmsg("permission denied: \"%s\" is a conflict log table",
+						relation->relname),
+				 errdetail("Conflict log tables are managed by the system for logical replication.")));
+
 	if (!allowSystemTableMods &&
 		IsSystemClass(relId, (Form_pg_class) GETSTRUCT(tuple)))
 		ereport(ERROR,
@@ -19853,6 +19914,18 @@ RangeVarCallbackForAlterRelation(const RangeVar *rv, Oid relid, Oid oldrelid,
 	if (!object_ownercheck(RelationRelationId, relid, GetUserId()))
 		aclcheck_error(ACLCHECK_NOT_OWNER, get_relkind_objtype(get_rel_relkind(relid)), rv->relname);
 
+	/*
+	 * Conflict log tables are used internally for logical replication conflict
+	 * logging and should not be altered directly, as it could disrupt conflict
+	 * logging.
+	 */
+	if (IsConflictLogTableClass(classform))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
+				 errmsg("permission denied: \"%s\" is a conflict log table",
+						rv->relname),
+				 errdetail("Conflict log tables are managed by the system for logical replication.")));
+
 	/* No system table modifications unless explicitly allowed. */
 	if (!allowSystemTableMods && IsSystemClass(relid, classform))
 		ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/trigger.c b/src/backend/commands/trigger.c
index b87b4b40d07..5fce1cf4d48 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/trigger.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/trigger.c
@@ -314,6 +314,18 @@ CreateTriggerFiringOn(const CreateTrigStmt *stmt, const char *queryString,
 						RelationGetRelationName(rel)),
 				 errdetail_relkind_not_supported(rel->rd_rel->relkind)));
 
+	/*
+	 * Conflict log tables are used internally for logical replication conflict
+	 * logging and should not have triggers, as it could disrupt conflict
+	 * logging.
+	 */
+	if (IsConflictLogTableClass(rel->rd_rel))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
+				 errmsg("permission denied: \"%s\" is a conflict log table",
+						RelationGetRelationName(rel)),
+				 errdetail("Conflict log tables are managed by the system for logical replication.")));
+
 	if (!allowSystemTableMods && IsSystemRelation(rel))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
@@ -1443,6 +1455,19 @@ RangeVarCallbackForRenameTrigger(const RangeVar *rv, Oid relid, Oid oldrelid,
 	/* you must own the table to rename one of its triggers */
 	if (!object_ownercheck(RelationRelationId, relid, GetUserId()))
 		aclcheck_error(ACLCHECK_NOT_OWNER, get_relkind_objtype(get_rel_relkind(relid)), rv->relname);
+
+	/*
+	 * Conflict log tables are used internally for logical replication conflict
+	 * logging and should not have triggers, as it could disrupt conflict
+	 * logging.
+	 */
+	if (IsConflictLogTableClass(form))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
+				 errmsg("permission denied: \"%s\" is a conflict log table",
+						rv->relname),
+				 errdetail("Conflict log tables are managed by the system for logical replication.")));
+
 	if (!allowSystemTableMods && IsSystemClass(relid, form))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
diff --git a/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteDefine.c b/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteDefine.c
index 6a223fbeaa4..343d74cc72e 100644
--- a/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteDefine.c
+++ b/src/backend/rewrite/rewriteDefine.c
@@ -262,6 +262,17 @@ DefineQueryRewrite(const char *rulename,
 						RelationGetRelationName(event_relation)),
 				 errdetail_relkind_not_supported(event_relation->rd_rel->relkind)));
 
+	/*
+	 * Conflict log tables are used internally for logical replication conflict
+	 * logging and should not have rules, as it could disrupt conflict logging.
+	 */
+	if (IsConflictLogTableClass(event_relation->rd_rel))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
+				 errmsg("permission denied: \"%s\" is a conflict log table",
+						RelationGetRelationName(event_relation)),
+				 errdetail("Conflict log tables are managed by the system for logical replication.")));
+
 	if (!allowSystemTableMods && IsSystemRelation(event_relation))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
@@ -772,6 +783,17 @@ RangeVarCallbackForRenameRule(const RangeVar *rv, Oid relid, Oid oldrelid,
 				 errmsg("relation \"%s\" cannot have rules", rv->relname),
 				 errdetail_relkind_not_supported(form->relkind)));
 
+	/*
+	 * Conflict log tables are used internally for logical replication conflict
+	 * logging and should not have rules, as it could disrupt conflict logging.
+	 */
+	if (IsConflictLogTableClass(form))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
+				 errmsg("permission denied: \"%s\" is a conflict log table",
+						rv->relname),
+				 errdetail("Conflict log tables are managed by the system for logical replication.")));
+
 	if (!allowSystemTableMods && IsSystemClass(relid, form))
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
-- 
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