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Re: Logical Replication of sequences

vignesh C <vignesh21@gmail.com>

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From: vignesh C <vignesh21@gmail.com>
To: Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com>
Cc: Dilip Kumar <dilipbalaut@gmail.com>, shveta malik <shveta.malik@gmail.com>, Nisha Moond <nisha.moond412@gmail.com>, Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com>, "Hayato Kuroda (Fujitsu)" <kuroda.hayato@fujitsu.com>, Masahiko Sawada <sawada.mshk@gmail.com>, Shlok Kyal <shlok.kyal.oss@gmail.com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>, Euler Taveira <euler@eulerto.com>, Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>, "Zhijie Hou (Fujitsu)" <houzj.fnst@fujitsu.com>, "Jonathan S. Katz" <jkatz@postgresql.org>
Date: 2025-07-20T14:15:13Z
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  1. Doc: Add documentation for sequence synchronization.

  2. Remove unused assignment in CREATE PUBLICATION grammar.

  3. Add seq_sync_error_count to subscription statistics.

  4. Fix few issues in commit 5509055d69.

  5. Add sequence synchronization for logical replication.

  6. Add worker type argument to logical replication worker functions.

  7. Introduce "REFRESH SEQUENCES" for subscriptions.

  8. Refactor logical worker synchronization code into a separate file.

  9. Standardize use of REFRESH PUBLICATION in code and messages.

  10. Add "ALL SEQUENCES" support to publications.

  11. Expose sequence page LSN via pg_get_sequence_data.

  12. Resume conflict-relevant data retention automatically.

  13. Post-commit review fixes for 228c370868.

  14. Generate GUC tables from .dat file

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On Fri, 18 Jul 2025 at 16:15, Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jul 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM vignesh C <vignesh21@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > The attached v20250717 version patch has the changes for the same.
> >
>
> Few comments on 0001 and 0002:
> 0001
> 1. Instead of introducing a new function, can we think of extending
> the existing function pg_get_sequence_data()?

Yes, this can be extended. Modified.

> 0002
> 2.
> postgres=# Create publication pub2 for all tables, sequences;
> CREATE PUBLICATION
> ...
> postgres=# Create publication pub3 for all tables, all sequences;
> ERROR:  syntax error at or near "all"
> LINE 1: Create publication pub3 for all tables, all sequences;
>
> I was expecting first syntax to give ERROR and second to work. I have
> given this comment in my earlier email[1]. I see a follow up response
> by Nisha indicating that she agreed with it [2]. By any chance, did
> you people misunderstood and implemented the reverse of what I asked?

This was a misunderstanding here. Updated accordingly.

> 3.
> postgres=> Create publication pub3 for all tables, sequences;
> ERROR:  must be superuser to create a FOR ALL TABLES publication
>
> In the above, the publication is both FOR ALL TABLES and ALL
> SEQUENCES. Won't it be better to give a message like: "must be
> superuser to create a FOR ALL TABLES OR ALL SEQUENCES publication"? I
> think we can give this same message in cases where publication is (a)
> FOR ALL TABLES, (b) FOR ALL SEQUENCES, or (c) FOR ALL TABLES,
> SEQUENCES.

Modified

> Whatever we decide here, we can follow that in other parts of the
> patch (where applicable) as well. For example, one case is as below:
> + if (!superuser_arg(newOwnerId))
> + {
> + if (form->puballtables)
> + ereport(ERROR,
> + errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
> + errmsg("permission denied to change owner of publication \"%s\"",
> +    NameStr(form->pubname)),
> + errhint("The owner of a FOR ALL TABLES publication must be a superuser."));
> + if (form->puballsequences)
> + ereport(ERROR,
> + errcode(ERRCODE_INSUFFICIENT_PRIVILEGE),
> + errmsg("permission denied to change owner of publication \"%s\"",
> +    NameStr(form->pubname)),
> + errhint("The owner of a FOR ALL SEQUENCES publication must be a superuser."));

Modified here too.

The attached v20250720 version patch has the changes for the same.

Regards,
Vignesh