Re: some validate_relation_kind() tidying
Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org>
From: Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org>
To: Ashutosh Bapat <ashutosh.bapat.oss@gmail.com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2026-02-23T16:44:07Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On 19.02.26 09:48, Ashutosh Bapat wrote: > The || should be &&. The bug shows up as an initdb failure > running bootstrap script ... 2026-02-19 14:06:43.411 IST [197482] > FATAL: cannot open relation "pg_type" > 2026-02-19 14:06:43.411 IST [197482] DETAIL: This operation is not > supported for tables. > > I think this is more future-proof. If a relkind gets added and needs > to be in this list, we will notice it from the error. I think we > should avoid mentioning specific relkinds in the comment as well since > that list will need to be updated as the set of relkinds changes. Just > mentioning the criteria should be enough. I have slightly improved the > comment in the attached 0003. > >> Secondly, the sequence.c one was probably copied from the table.c one, >> but I think we can make the error message a bit more direct by just >> saying "... is not a sequence" instead of "cannot open relation". >> > > +1. > >> These are the two attached patches. This is just something I found >> while working on something else nearby. > > Attached are your two patches + bug fix in 0002 + my suggestions in 0003. Thanks, committed with your fixes. (I fine-tuned the comment in patch 0003 a bit further, since arguably you can "reference" a composite type in a query.)
Commits
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Sort out table_open vs. relation_open in rewriter
- d537f59fbbfc 19 (unreleased) landed
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Rename validate_relation_kind()
- 797872f6b9c9 19 (unreleased) landed
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Flip logic in table validate_relation_kind
- d7be57ad85da 19 (unreleased) landed
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Change error message for sequence validate_relation_kind()
- 55f385932920 19 (unreleased) landed