Re: POC: enable logical decoding when wal_level = 'replica' without a server restart

Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com>

From: Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com>

To: Masahiko Sawada <sawada.mshk@gmail.com>

Cc: Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com>, shveta malik <shveta.malik@gmail.com>, "Hayato Kuroda (Fujitsu)" <kuroda.hayato@fujitsu.com>, Ashutosh Bapat <ashutosh.bapat.oss@gmail.com>, Shlok Kyal <shlok.kyal.oss@gmail.com>, Bertrand Drouvot <bertranddrouvot.pg@gmail.com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>

Date: 2025-12-19T05:13:43Z

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Fix regression test failure when wal_level is set to minimal.
- 0de5f0d869d1 19 (unreleased) landed
Toggle logical decoding dynamically based on logical slot presence.
- 67c20979ce72 19 (unreleased) landed
Disallow server start with sync_replication_slots = on and wal_level < logical.
- 12da45742cfd 19 (unreleased) cited

I checked the v35/v36 patch diffs, and I also have no further review comments.

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Kind Regards,
Peter Smith.
Fujitsu Australia