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

shveta malik <shveta.malik@gmail.com>

From: shveta malik <shveta.malik@gmail.com>
To: Masahiko Sawada <sawada.mshk@gmail.com>
Cc: Shlok Kyal <shlok.kyal.oss@gmail.com>, "Hayato Kuroda (Fujitsu)" <kuroda.hayato@fujitsu.com>, Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com>, Bertrand Drouvot <bertranddrouvot.pg@gmail.com>, Ashutosh Bapat <ashutosh.bapat.oss@gmail.com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2025-09-02T04:54:04Z
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Commits

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  1. Fix regression test failure when wal_level is set to minimal.

  2. Toggle logical decoding dynamically based on logical slot presence.

  3. Disallow server start with sync_replication_slots = on and wal_level < logical.

Few trivial comments for doc: