non_inheritable_check_constraints.patch

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Filename: non_inheritable_check_constraints.patch
Type: text/plain
Part: 0
Message: Re: Check constraints on partition parents only?
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml
index 5e5f8a7..683ad67 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/catalogs.sgml
@@ -1995,6 +1995,16 @@
      </row>
 
      <row>
+      <entry><structfield>conisonly</structfield></entry>
+      <entry><type>bool</type></entry>
+      <entry></entry>
+      <entry>
+       This constraint is defined locally for the relation.  It is a
+	   non-inheritable constraint.
+      </entry>
+     </row>
+
+     <row>
       <entry><structfield>conkey</structfield></entry>
       <entry><type>int2[]</type></entry>
       <entry><literal><link linkend="catalog-pg-attribute"><structname>pg_attribute</structname></link>.attnum</></entry>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
index 4c2a4cd..3ee3ec0 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_table.sgml
@@ -984,6 +984,14 @@ ALTER TABLE distributors ADD CONSTRAINT zipchk CHECK (char_length(zipcode) = 5);
   </para>
 
   <para>
+   To add a check constraint only to a table and not to its children:
+<programlisting>
+ALTER TABLE ONLY distributors ADD CONSTRAINT zipchk CHECK (char_length(zipcode) = 5);
+</programlisting>
+   (The check constraint will not be inherited by future children too.)
+  </para>
+
+  <para>
    To remove a check constraint from a table and all its children:
 <programlisting>
 ALTER TABLE distributors DROP CONSTRAINT zipchk;
diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/heap.c b/src/backend/catalog/heap.c
index 4399493..1b382b8 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/heap.c
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/heap.c
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ static Oid AddNewRelationType(const char *typeName,
 				   Oid new_array_type);
 static void RelationRemoveInheritance(Oid relid);
 static void StoreRelCheck(Relation rel, char *ccname, Node *expr,
-			  bool is_validated, bool is_local, int inhcount);
+			  bool is_validated, bool is_local, int inhcount, bool is_only);
 static void StoreConstraints(Relation rel, List *cooked_constraints);
 static bool MergeWithExistingConstraint(Relation rel, char *ccname, Node *expr,
-							bool allow_merge, bool is_local);
+							bool allow_merge, bool is_local, bool is_only);
 static void SetRelationNumChecks(Relation rel, int numchecks);
 static Node *cookConstraint(ParseState *pstate,
 			   Node *raw_constraint,
@@ -1860,7 +1860,7 @@ StoreAttrDefault(Relation rel, AttrNumber attnum, Node *expr)
  */
 static void
 StoreRelCheck(Relation rel, char *ccname, Node *expr,
-			  bool is_validated, bool is_local, int inhcount)
+			  bool is_validated, bool is_local, int inhcount, bool is_only)
 {
 	char	   *ccbin;
 	char	   *ccsrc;
@@ -1943,7 +1943,8 @@ StoreRelCheck(Relation rel, char *ccname, Node *expr,
 						  ccbin,	/* Binary form of check constraint */
 						  ccsrc,	/* Source form of check constraint */
 						  is_local,		/* conislocal */
-						  inhcount);	/* coninhcount */
+						  inhcount,		/* coninhcount */
+						  is_only);		/* conisonly */
 
 	pfree(ccbin);
 	pfree(ccsrc);
@@ -1984,7 +1985,7 @@ StoreConstraints(Relation rel, List *cooked_constraints)
 				break;
 			case CONSTR_CHECK:
 				StoreRelCheck(rel, con->name, con->expr, !con->skip_validation,
-							  con->is_local, con->inhcount);
+							  con->is_local, con->inhcount, con->is_only);
 				numchecks++;
 				break;
 			default:
@@ -2100,6 +2101,7 @@ AddRelationNewConstraints(Relation rel,
 		cooked->skip_validation = false;
 		cooked->is_local = is_local;
 		cooked->inhcount = is_local ? 0 : 1;
+		cooked->is_only = false;
 		cookedConstraints = lappend(cookedConstraints, cooked);
 	}
 
@@ -2167,7 +2169,7 @@ AddRelationNewConstraints(Relation rel,
 			 * what ATAddCheckConstraint wants.)
 			 */
 			if (MergeWithExistingConstraint(rel, ccname, expr,
-											allow_merge, is_local))
+								allow_merge, is_local, cdef->is_only))
 				continue;
 		}
 		else
@@ -2214,7 +2216,7 @@ AddRelationNewConstraints(Relation rel,
 		 * OK, store it.
 		 */
 		StoreRelCheck(rel, ccname, expr, !cdef->skip_validation, is_local,
-					  is_local ? 0 : 1);
+					  is_local ? 0 : 1, cdef->is_only);
 
 		numchecks++;
 
@@ -2226,6 +2228,7 @@ AddRelationNewConstraints(Relation rel,
 		cooked->skip_validation = cdef->skip_validation;
 		cooked->is_local = is_local;
 		cooked->inhcount = is_local ? 0 : 1;
+		cooked->is_only = cdef->is_only;
 		cookedConstraints = lappend(cookedConstraints, cooked);
 	}
 
@@ -2251,7 +2254,7 @@ AddRelationNewConstraints(Relation rel,
  */
 static bool
 MergeWithExistingConstraint(Relation rel, char *ccname, Node *expr,
-							bool allow_merge, bool is_local)
+							bool allow_merge, bool is_local, bool is_only)
 {
 	bool		found;
 	Relation	conDesc;
@@ -2313,6 +2316,11 @@ MergeWithExistingConstraint(Relation rel, char *ccname, Node *expr,
 				con->conislocal = true;
 			else
 				con->coninhcount++;
+			if (is_only)
+			{
+				Assert(is_local);
+				con->conisonly = true;
+			}
 			simple_heap_update(conDesc, &tup->t_self, tup);
 			CatalogUpdateIndexes(conDesc, tup);
 			break;
diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/index.c b/src/backend/catalog/index.c
index 75b4c14..477cad3 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/index.c
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/index.c
@@ -1160,7 +1160,8 @@ index_constraint_create(Relation heapRelation,
 								   NULL,
 								   NULL,
 								   true,		/* islocal */
-								   0);	/* inhcount */
+								   0,			/* inhcount */
+								   false);		/* isonly */
 
 	/*
 	 * Register the index as internally dependent on the constraint.
diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/pg_constraint.c b/src/backend/catalog/pg_constraint.c
index 6997994..cfe82ea 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/pg_constraint.c
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/pg_constraint.c
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ CreateConstraintEntry(const char *constraintName,
 					  const char *conBin,
 					  const char *conSrc,
 					  bool conIsLocal,
-					  int conInhCount)
+					  int conInhCount,
+					  bool conIsOnly)
 {
 	Relation	conDesc;
 	Oid			conOid;
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ CreateConstraintEntry(const char *constraintName,
 	values[Anum_pg_constraint_confmatchtype - 1] = CharGetDatum(foreignMatchType);
 	values[Anum_pg_constraint_conislocal - 1] = BoolGetDatum(conIsLocal);
 	values[Anum_pg_constraint_coninhcount - 1] = Int32GetDatum(conInhCount);
+	values[Anum_pg_constraint_conisonly - 1] = BoolGetDatum(conIsOnly);
 
 	if (conkeyArray)
 		values[Anum_pg_constraint_conkey - 1] = PointerGetDatum(conkeyArray);
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c b/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
index 82bb756..ac2368f 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@ DefineRelation(CreateStmt *stmt, char relkind, Oid ownerId)
 			cooked->skip_validation = false;
 			cooked->is_local = true;	/* not used for defaults */
 			cooked->inhcount = 0;		/* ditto */
+			cooked->is_only = false;
 			cookedDefaults = lappend(cookedDefaults, cooked);
 			descriptor->attrs[attnum - 1]->atthasdef = true;
 		}
@@ -1566,6 +1567,10 @@ MergeAttributes(List *schema, List *supers, char relpersistence,
 				char	   *name = check[i].ccname;
 				Node	   *expr;
 
+				/* ignore if the constraint is non-inheritable */
+				if (check[i].cconly)
+					continue;
+
 				/* adjust varattnos of ccbin here */
 				expr = stringToNode(check[i].ccbin);
 				change_varattnos_of_a_node(expr, newattno);
@@ -1584,6 +1589,7 @@ MergeAttributes(List *schema, List *supers, char relpersistence,
 					cooked->skip_validation = false;
 					cooked->is_local = false;
 					cooked->inhcount = 1;
+					cooked->is_only = false;
 					constraints = lappend(constraints, cooked);
 				}
 			}
@@ -5433,6 +5439,7 @@ ATAddCheckConstraint(List **wqueue, AlteredTableInfo *tab, Relation rel,
 	ListCell   *lcon;
 	List	   *children;
 	ListCell   *child;
+	bool		skip_children = false;
 
 	/* At top level, permission check was done in ATPrepCmd, else do it */
 	if (recursing)
@@ -5499,12 +5506,26 @@ ATAddCheckConstraint(List **wqueue, AlteredTableInfo *tab, Relation rel,
 
 	/*
 	 * If we are told not to recurse, there had better not be any child
-	 * tables; else the addition would put them out of step.
+	 * tables; else the addition would put them out of step.  Unless these are
+	 * ONLY type of constraints of course.
 	 */
 	if (children && !recurse)
-		ereport(ERROR,
+	{
+		foreach(lcon, newcons)
+		{
+			CookedConstraint *ccon = (CookedConstraint *) lfirst(lcon);
+
+			if (ccon->is_only)
+				skip_children = true;
+			else
+				skip_children = false;
+		}
+
+		if (!skip_children)
+			ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_TABLE_DEFINITION),
 				 errmsg("constraint must be added to child tables too")));
+	}
 
 	foreach(child, children)
 	{
@@ -5512,6 +5533,13 @@ ATAddCheckConstraint(List **wqueue, AlteredTableInfo *tab, Relation rel,
 		Relation	childrel;
 		AlteredTableInfo *childtab;
 
+		/*
+		 * Skipping the constraint should be good enough for the special case.
+		 * No need to even release the locks on the children immediately..
+		 */
+		if (skip_children)
+			break;
+
 		/* find_inheritance_children already got lock */
 		childrel = heap_open(childrelid, NoLock);
 		CheckTableNotInUse(childrel, "ALTER TABLE");
@@ -5799,7 +5827,8 @@ ATAddForeignKeyConstraint(AlteredTableInfo *tab, Relation rel,
 									  NULL,
 									  NULL,
 									  true,		/* islocal */
-									  0);		/* inhcount */
+									  0,		/* inhcount */
+									  false);	/* isonly */
 
 	/*
 	 * Create the triggers that will enforce the constraint.
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/trigger.c b/src/backend/commands/trigger.c
index 4c31f19..d24fb6b 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/trigger.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/trigger.c
@@ -451,7 +451,8 @@ CreateTrigger(CreateTrigStmt *stmt, const char *queryString,
 											  NULL,
 											  NULL,
 											  true,		/* islocal */
-											  0);		/* inhcount */
+											  0,		/* inhcount */
+											  false);	/* isonly */
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/typecmds.c b/src/backend/commands/typecmds.c
index 7c27f85..a6c1ab3 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/typecmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/typecmds.c
@@ -2542,8 +2542,9 @@ domainAddConstraint(Oid domainOid, Oid domainNamespace, Oid baseTypeOid,
 						  expr, /* Tree form of check constraint */
 						  ccbin,	/* Binary form of check constraint */
 						  ccsrc,	/* Source form of check constraint */
-						  true, /* is local */
-						  0);	/* inhcount */
+						  true, 	/* is local */
+						  0,		/* inhcount */
+						  false); 	/* is only */
 
 	/*
 	 * Return the compiled constraint expression so the calling routine can
diff --git a/src/backend/nodes/copyfuncs.c b/src/backend/nodes/copyfuncs.c
index 7a51456..e04d082 100644
--- a/src/backend/nodes/copyfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/nodes/copyfuncs.c
@@ -2328,6 +2328,7 @@ _copyConstraint(Constraint *from)
 	COPY_LOCATION_FIELD(location);
 	COPY_NODE_FIELD(raw_expr);
 	COPY_STRING_FIELD(cooked_expr);
+	COPY_SCALAR_FIELD(is_only);
 	COPY_NODE_FIELD(keys);
 	COPY_NODE_FIELD(exclusions);
 	COPY_NODE_FIELD(options);
diff --git a/src/backend/nodes/equalfuncs.c b/src/backend/nodes/equalfuncs.c
index 4052a9a..4e13451 100644
--- a/src/backend/nodes/equalfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/nodes/equalfuncs.c
@@ -2257,6 +2257,7 @@ _equalConstraint(Constraint *a, Constraint *b)
 	COMPARE_LOCATION_FIELD(location);
 	COMPARE_NODE_FIELD(raw_expr);
 	COMPARE_STRING_FIELD(cooked_expr);
+	COMPARE_SCALAR_FIELD(is_only);
 	COMPARE_NODE_FIELD(keys);
 	COMPARE_NODE_FIELD(exclusions);
 	COMPARE_NODE_FIELD(options);
diff --git a/src/backend/nodes/outfuncs.c b/src/backend/nodes/outfuncs.c
index b5be09a..f0d65b5 100644
--- a/src/backend/nodes/outfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/nodes/outfuncs.c
@@ -2585,6 +2585,8 @@ _outConstraint(StringInfo str, Constraint *node)
 			break;
 
 		case CONSTR_CHECK:
+			if (node->is_only)
+				appendStringInfo(str, " (ONLY) ");
 			appendStringInfo(str, "CHECK");
 			WRITE_NODE_FIELD(raw_expr);
 			WRITE_STRING_FIELD(cooked_expr);
diff --git a/src/backend/parser/gram.y b/src/backend/parser/gram.y
index ac094aa..df0af9d 100644
--- a/src/backend/parser/gram.y
+++ b/src/backend/parser/gram.y
@@ -1621,6 +1621,24 @@ AlterTableStmt:
 					n->relation = $3;
 					n->cmds = $4;
 					n->relkind = OBJECT_TABLE;
+					/* Check if ONLY was used in the relation expr */
+					if (n->relation->inhOpt == INH_NO)
+					{
+						ListCell *lcmd;
+						foreach(lcmd, n->cmds)
+						{
+							AlterTableCmd *cmd = (AlterTableCmd *) lfirst(lcmd);
+
+							/* mark check constraints as non-inheritable */
+							if (cmd->subtype == AT_AddConstraint)
+							{
+								Constraint *n = (Constraint *)cmd->def;
+
+								if (n->contype == CONSTR_CHECK)
+									n->is_only = true;
+							}
+						}
+					}
 					$$ = (Node *)n;
 				}
 		|	ALTER INDEX qualified_name alter_table_cmds
@@ -2625,6 +2643,7 @@ ColConstraintElem:
 					n->location = @1;
 					n->raw_expr = $3;
 					n->cooked_expr = NULL;
+					n->is_only = false;
 					$$ = (Node *)n;
 				}
 			| DEFAULT b_expr
@@ -2758,6 +2777,7 @@ ConstraintElem:
 					n->location = @1;
 					n->raw_expr = $3;
 					n->cooked_expr = NULL;
+					n->is_only = false;
 					processCASbits($5, @5, "CHECK",
 								   NULL, NULL, &n->skip_validation,
 								   yyscanner);
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c b/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c
index 809222b..940f122 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/cache/relcache.c
@@ -3251,6 +3251,7 @@ CheckConstraintFetch(Relation relation)
 				 RelationGetRelationName(relation));
 
 		check[found].ccvalid = conform->convalidated;
+		check[found].cconly	= conform->conisonly;
 		check[found].ccname = MemoryContextStrdup(CacheMemoryContext,
 												  NameStr(conform->conname));
 
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
index f2ee57c..7f40948 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
@@ -5895,11 +5895,22 @@ getTableAttrs(TableInfo *tblinfo, int numTables)
 						  tbinfo->dobj.name);
 
 			resetPQExpBuffer(q);
-			if (g_fout->remoteVersion >= 80400)
+			if (g_fout->remoteVersion > 90100)
 			{
 				appendPQExpBuffer(q, "SELECT tableoid, oid, conname, "
 						   "pg_catalog.pg_get_constraintdef(oid) AS consrc, "
-								  "conislocal "
+								  "conislocal, conisonly "
+								  "FROM pg_catalog.pg_constraint "
+								  "WHERE conrelid = '%u'::pg_catalog.oid "
+								  "   AND contype = 'c' "
+								  "ORDER BY conname",
+								  tbinfo->dobj.catId.oid);
+			}
+			else if (g_fout->remoteVersion >= 80400)
+			{
+				appendPQExpBuffer(q, "SELECT tableoid, oid, conname, "
+						   "pg_catalog.pg_get_constraintdef(oid) AS consrc, "
+								  "conislocal, false AS conisonly "
 								  "FROM pg_catalog.pg_constraint "
 								  "WHERE conrelid = '%u'::pg_catalog.oid "
 								  "   AND contype = 'c' "
@@ -5910,7 +5921,7 @@ getTableAttrs(TableInfo *tblinfo, int numTables)
 			{
 				appendPQExpBuffer(q, "SELECT tableoid, oid, conname, "
 						   "pg_catalog.pg_get_constraintdef(oid) AS consrc, "
-								  "true AS conislocal "
+								  "true AS conislocal, false AS conisonly "
 								  "FROM pg_catalog.pg_constraint "
 								  "WHERE conrelid = '%u'::pg_catalog.oid "
 								  "   AND contype = 'c' "
@@ -5922,7 +5933,7 @@ getTableAttrs(TableInfo *tblinfo, int numTables)
 				/* no pg_get_constraintdef, must use consrc */
 				appendPQExpBuffer(q, "SELECT tableoid, oid, conname, "
 								  "'CHECK (' || consrc || ')' AS consrc, "
-								  "true AS conislocal "
+								  "true AS conislocal, false AS conisonly "
 								  "FROM pg_catalog.pg_constraint "
 								  "WHERE conrelid = '%u'::pg_catalog.oid "
 								  "   AND contype = 'c' "
@@ -5935,7 +5946,7 @@ getTableAttrs(TableInfo *tblinfo, int numTables)
 				appendPQExpBuffer(q, "SELECT tableoid, 0 AS oid, "
 								  "rcname AS conname, "
 								  "'CHECK (' || rcsrc || ')' AS consrc, "
-								  "true AS conislocal "
+								  "true AS conislocal, false AS conisonly "
 								  "FROM pg_relcheck "
 								  "WHERE rcrelid = '%u'::oid "
 								  "ORDER BY rcname",
@@ -5946,7 +5957,7 @@ getTableAttrs(TableInfo *tblinfo, int numTables)
 				appendPQExpBuffer(q, "SELECT tableoid, oid, "
 								  "rcname AS conname, "
 								  "'CHECK (' || rcsrc || ')' AS consrc, "
-								  "true AS conislocal "
+								  "true AS conislocal, false AS conisonly "
 								  "FROM pg_relcheck "
 								  "WHERE rcrelid = '%u'::oid "
 								  "ORDER BY rcname",
@@ -5959,7 +5970,7 @@ getTableAttrs(TableInfo *tblinfo, int numTables)
 								  "(SELECT oid FROM pg_class WHERE relname = 'pg_relcheck') AS tableoid, "
 								  "oid, rcname AS conname, "
 								  "'CHECK (' || rcsrc || ')' AS consrc, "
-								  "true AS conislocal "
+								  "true AS conislocal, false AS conisonly "
 								  "FROM pg_relcheck "
 								  "WHERE rcrelid = '%u'::oid "
 								  "ORDER BY rcname",
@@ -5999,7 +6010,11 @@ getTableAttrs(TableInfo *tblinfo, int numTables)
 				constrs[j].condeferrable = false;
 				constrs[j].condeferred = false;
 				constrs[j].conislocal = (PQgetvalue(res, j, 4)[0] == 't');
-				constrs[j].separate = false;
+				constrs[j].conisonly = (PQgetvalue(res, j, 5)[0] == 't');
+				if (constrs[j].conisonly)
+					constrs[j].separate = true;
+				else
+					constrs[j].separate = false;
 
 				constrs[j].dobj.dump = tbinfo->dobj.dump;
 
@@ -6008,8 +6023,15 @@ getTableAttrs(TableInfo *tblinfo, int numTables)
 				 * --- this is so that any other dependencies of the
 				 * constraint will be emitted before we try to create the
 				 * table.
+				 *
+				 * But if it is an ONLY object, the constraint has to appear
+				 * after the create table.
 				 */
-				addObjectDependency(&tbinfo->dobj,
+				if (constrs[j].conisonly)
+					addObjectDependency(&constrs[j].dobj,
+										tbinfo->dobj.dumpId);
+				else
+					addObjectDependency(&tbinfo->dobj,
 									constrs[j].dobj.dumpId);
 
 				/*
@@ -12823,9 +12845,9 @@ dumpConstraint(Archive *fout, ConstraintInfo *coninfo)
 		/* Ignore if not to be dumped separately */
 		if (coninfo->separate)
 		{
-			/* not ONLY since we want it to propagate to children */
-			appendPQExpBuffer(q, "ALTER TABLE %s\n",
-							  fmtId(tbinfo->dobj.name));
+			/* add ONLY if we do not want it to propagate to children */
+			appendPQExpBuffer(q, "ALTER TABLE %s %s\n",
+							 coninfo->conisonly? "ONLY":"", fmtId(tbinfo->dobj.name));
 			appendPQExpBuffer(q, "    ADD CONSTRAINT %s %s;\n",
 							  fmtId(coninfo->dobj.name),
 							  coninfo->condef);
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.h b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.h
index c95614b..ee25311 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.h
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.h
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ typedef struct _constraintInfo
 	bool		condeferrable;	/* TRUE if constraint is DEFERRABLE */
 	bool		condeferred;	/* TRUE if constraint is INITIALLY DEFERRED */
 	bool		conislocal;		/* TRUE if constraint has local definition */
+	bool		conisonly;		/* TRUE if constraint is non-inheritable */
 	bool		separate;		/* TRUE if must dump as separate item */
 } ConstraintInfo;
 
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/describe.c b/src/bin/psql/describe.c
index b50c5d6..00c2051 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/describe.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/describe.c
@@ -1729,12 +1729,18 @@ describeOneTableDetails(const char *schemaname,
 		/* print table (and column) check constraints */
 		if (tableinfo.checks)
 		{
+			char *is_only;
+			if (pset.sversion > 90100)
+				is_only = "r.conisonly, ";
+			else
+				is_only = "false AS r.conisonly, ";
+
 			printfPQExpBuffer(&buf,
-							  "SELECT r.conname, "
+							  "SELECT r.conname, %s"
 							  "pg_catalog.pg_get_constraintdef(r.oid, true)\n"
 							  "FROM pg_catalog.pg_constraint r\n"
 				   "WHERE r.conrelid = '%s' AND r.contype = 'c'\nORDER BY 1;",
-							  oid);
+							  is_only, oid);
 			result = PSQLexec(buf.data, false);
 			if (!result)
 				goto error_return;
@@ -1747,9 +1753,10 @@ describeOneTableDetails(const char *schemaname,
 				for (i = 0; i < tuples; i++)
 				{
 					/* untranslated contraint name and def */
-					printfPQExpBuffer(&buf, "    \"%s\" %s",
+					printfPQExpBuffer(&buf, "    \"%s\"%s%s",
 									  PQgetvalue(result, i, 0),
-									  PQgetvalue(result, i, 1));
+									  (strcmp(PQgetvalue(result, i, 1), "t") == 0) ? " (ONLY) ":" ",
+									  PQgetvalue(result, i, 2));
 
 					printTableAddFooter(&cont, buf.data);
 				}
diff --git a/src/include/access/tupdesc.h b/src/include/access/tupdesc.h
index 8b99cb8..d5e1333 100644
--- a/src/include/access/tupdesc.h
+++ b/src/include/access/tupdesc.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ typedef struct constrCheck
 	char	   *ccname;
 	char	   *ccbin;			/* nodeToString representation of expr */
 	bool		ccvalid;
+	bool		cconly;			/* this is a non-inheritable constraint */
 } ConstrCheck;
 
 /* This structure contains constraints of a tuple */
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/heap.h b/src/include/catalog/heap.h
index aee2d88..d3a588f 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/heap.h
+++ b/src/include/catalog/heap.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ typedef struct CookedConstraint
 	bool		skip_validation;	/* skip validation? (only for CHECK) */
 	bool		is_local;		/* constraint has local (non-inherited) def */
 	int			inhcount;		/* number of times constraint is inherited */
+	bool		is_only;		/* constraint has local def and cannot be inherited */
 } CookedConstraint;
 
 extern Relation heap_create(const char *relname,
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_constraint.h b/src/include/catalog/pg_constraint.h
index 1566af2..b8fb01d 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_constraint.h
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_constraint.h
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ CATALOG(pg_constraint,2606)
 	/* Number of times inherited from direct parent relation(s) */
 	int4		coninhcount;
 
+	/* Has a local definition and cannot be inherited */
+	bool		conisonly;
+
 	/*
 	 * VARIABLE LENGTH FIELDS start here.  These fields may be NULL, too.
 	 */
@@ -165,14 +168,15 @@ typedef FormData_pg_constraint *Form_pg_constraint;
 #define Anum_pg_constraint_confmatchtype	13
 #define Anum_pg_constraint_conislocal		14
 #define Anum_pg_constraint_coninhcount		15
-#define Anum_pg_constraint_conkey			16
-#define Anum_pg_constraint_confkey			17
-#define Anum_pg_constraint_conpfeqop		18
-#define Anum_pg_constraint_conppeqop		19
-#define Anum_pg_constraint_conffeqop		20
-#define Anum_pg_constraint_conexclop		21
-#define Anum_pg_constraint_conbin			22
-#define Anum_pg_constraint_consrc			23
+#define Anum_pg_constraint_conisonly		16
+#define Anum_pg_constraint_conkey			17
+#define Anum_pg_constraint_confkey			18
+#define Anum_pg_constraint_conpfeqop		19
+#define Anum_pg_constraint_conppeqop		20
+#define Anum_pg_constraint_conffeqop		21
+#define Anum_pg_constraint_conexclop		22
+#define Anum_pg_constraint_conbin			23
+#define Anum_pg_constraint_consrc			24
 
 
 /* Valid values for contype */
@@ -227,7 +231,8 @@ extern Oid CreateConstraintEntry(const char *constraintName,
 					  const char *conBin,
 					  const char *conSrc,
 					  bool conIsLocal,
-					  int conInhCount);
+					  int conInhCount,
+					  bool conIsOnly);
 
 extern void RemoveConstraintById(Oid conId);
 extern void RenameConstraintById(Oid conId, const char *newname);
diff --git a/src/include/nodes/parsenodes.h b/src/include/nodes/parsenodes.h
index 92e40d3..d3dc246 100644
--- a/src/include/nodes/parsenodes.h
+++ b/src/include/nodes/parsenodes.h
@@ -1522,6 +1522,7 @@ typedef struct Constraint
 	/* Fields used for constraints with expressions (CHECK and DEFAULT): */
 	Node	   *raw_expr;		/* expr, as untransformed parse tree */
 	char	   *cooked_expr;	/* expr, as nodeToString representation */
+	bool		is_only;		/* has local definition, cannot be inherited */
 
 	/* Fields used for unique constraints (UNIQUE and PRIMARY KEY): */
 	List	   *keys;			/* String nodes naming referenced column(s) */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/alter_table.out b/src/test/regress/expected/alter_table.out
index 005a88b..d6c1bc1 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/alter_table.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/alter_table.out
@@ -493,16 +493,16 @@ select test2 from atacc2;
 drop table atacc2 cascade;
 NOTICE:  drop cascades to table atacc3
 drop table atacc1;
--- adding only to a parent is disallowed as of 8.4
+-- adding only to a parent is allowed as of 9.2
 create table atacc1 (test int);
 create table atacc2 (test2 int) inherits (atacc1);
--- fail:
+-- ok:
 alter table only atacc1 add constraint foo check (test>0);
-ERROR:  constraint must be added to child tables too
 -- ok:
 alter table only atacc2 add constraint foo check (test>0);
--- check constraint not there on parent
+-- check constraint is there on parent
 insert into atacc1 (test) values (-3);
+ERROR:  new row for relation "atacc1" violates check constraint "foo"
 insert into atacc1 (test) values (3);
 -- check constraint is there on child
 insert into atacc2 (test) values (-3);
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/inherit.out b/src/test/regress/expected/inherit.out
index d59ca44..16abada 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/inherit.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/inherit.out
@@ -681,6 +681,41 @@ select * from d;
  32 | one | two | three
 (1 row)
 
+-- Test non-inheritable parent constraints
+create table p1(ff1 int);
+alter table only p1 add constraint p1chk check (ff1 > 0);
+alter table p1 add constraint p2chk check (ff1 > 10);
+-- conisonly should be true for ONLY constraint
+select pc.relname, pgc.conname, pgc.contype, pgc.conislocal, pgc.coninhcount, pgc.conisonly from pg_class as pc inner join pg_constraint as pgc on (pgc.conrelid = pc.oid) where pc.relname = 'p1';
+ relname | conname | contype | conislocal | coninhcount | conisonly 
+---------+---------+---------+------------+-------------+-----------
+ p1      | p1chk   | c       | t          |           0 | t
+ p1      | p2chk   | c       | t          |           0 | f
+(2 rows)
+
+-- Test that child does not inherit ONLY constraints
+create table c1 () inherits (p1);
+\d p1
+      Table "public.p1"
+ Column |  Type   | Modifiers 
+--------+---------+-----------
+ ff1    | integer | 
+Check constraints:
+    "p1chk" (ONLY) CHECK (ff1 > 0)
+    "p2chk" CHECK (ff1 > 10)
+Number of child tables: 1 (Use \d+ to list them.)
+
+\d c1
+      Table "public.c1"
+ Column |  Type   | Modifiers 
+--------+---------+-----------
+ ff1    | integer | 
+Check constraints:
+    "p2chk" CHECK (ff1 > 10)
+Inherits: p1
+
+drop table p1 cascade;
+NOTICE:  drop cascades to table c1
 -- Tests for casting between the rowtypes of parent and child
 -- tables. See the pgsql-hackers thread beginning Dec. 4/04
 create table base (i integer);
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/alter_table.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/alter_table.sql
index 95e898c..61d63d5 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/alter_table.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/alter_table.sql
@@ -450,15 +450,15 @@ select test2 from atacc2;
 drop table atacc2 cascade;
 drop table atacc1;
 
--- adding only to a parent is disallowed as of 8.4
+-- adding only to a parent is allowed as of 9.2
 
 create table atacc1 (test int);
 create table atacc2 (test2 int) inherits (atacc1);
--- fail:
+-- ok:
 alter table only atacc1 add constraint foo check (test>0);
 -- ok:
 alter table only atacc2 add constraint foo check (test>0);
--- check constraint not there on parent
+-- check constraint is there on parent
 insert into atacc1 (test) values (-3);
 insert into atacc1 (test) values (3);
 -- check constraint is there on child
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/inherit.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/inherit.sql
index 3087a14..9e992ab 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/inherit.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/inherit.sql
@@ -188,6 +188,20 @@ insert into d values('test','one','two','three');
 alter table a alter column aa type integer using bit_length(aa);
 select * from d;
 
+-- Test non-inheritable parent constraints
+create table p1(ff1 int);
+alter table only p1 add constraint p1chk check (ff1 > 0);
+alter table p1 add constraint p2chk check (ff1 > 10);
+-- conisonly should be true for ONLY constraint
+select pc.relname, pgc.conname, pgc.contype, pgc.conislocal, pgc.coninhcount, pgc.conisonly from pg_class as pc inner join pg_constraint as pgc on (pgc.conrelid = pc.oid) where pc.relname = 'p1';
+
+-- Test that child does not inherit ONLY constraints
+create table c1 () inherits (p1);
+\d p1
+\d c1
+
+drop table p1 cascade;
+
 -- Tests for casting between the rowtypes of parent and child
 -- tables. See the pgsql-hackers thread beginning Dec. 4/04
 create table base (i integer);