Prevent pg_enable/disable_data_checksums() on standby

Daniel Gustafsson <dgustafsson@postgresql.org>

Commit: b120358c612dce62b493da7682b4df90a10783c9
Author: Daniel Gustafsson <dgustafsson@postgresql.org>
Date: 2026-04-30T11:41:41Z
Prevent pg_enable/disable_data_checksums() on standby

These functions missed a RecoveryInProgress() check, allowing them to
be called on a hot standby.  Enabling, or disabling, checksums on the
standby only would cause the cluster to get out of sync and replaying
checksum transitions to fail.

Author: Satyanarayana Narlapuram <satyanarlapuram@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Ayush Tiwari <ayushtiwari.slg01@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Tomas Vondra <tomas@vondra.me>
Reviewed-by: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAHg+QDfRk4-S7DMmdbXJnQ-xF=sUpMAKuh8b83ObLqYVKx5QLA@mail.gmail.com

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src/backend/postmaster/datachecksum_state.c modified +4 −0

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