ALTER INDEX .. RENAME allows to rename tables/views as well

Hi hackers,

I realized a subtle behavior with ALTER INDEX .. RENAME. It seems like a bug to me, please see the steps below.

Test 1: Rename table via RENAME .. INDEX

CREATE TABLE test_table (a int);
SELECT 'test_table'::regclass::oid;
  oid
-------
34470
(1 row)
-- rename table using ALTER INDEX ..
ALTER INDEX test_table RENAME TO test_table_2;

-- see that table is rename
SELECT 34470::regclass;
   regclass
--------------
test_table_2
(1 row)


Test 2: Rename view via RENAME .. INDEX
CREATE VIEW test_view AS SELECT * FROM pg_class;
SELECT 'test_view'::regclass::oid;
  oid
-------
34473
(1 row)

ALTER INDEX test_view RENAME TO test_view_2;
ELECT 34473::regclass;
  regclass
-------------
test_view_2
(1 row)


It seems like an oversight in ExecRenameStmt(), and probably applies to sequences, mat. views and foreign tables as well.

I can reproduce this on both 13.2 and 14.0. Though haven’t checked earlier versions.

Thanks,
Onder