Re: pgsql: Disable logical decoding after REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) - Mailing list pgsql-committers

Hi!

On Wed, May 27, 2026 at 9:14 PM Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@kurilemu.de> wrote:
> Disable logical decoding after REPACK (CONCURRENTLY)
>
> REPACK (CONCURRENTLY) uses a temporary logical replication slot, which
> is dropped once done, but it wasn't calling RequestDisableLogicalDecoding(),
> leaving effective_wal_level stuck at 'logical'.
>
> Fix by adding a Boolean flag to ReplicationSlotDropAcquired() to have it
> request to disable logical decoding, and passing it as true on REPACK.
> Other callers of that function preserve their existing behavior.
>
> Author: Imran Zaheer <imran.zhir@gmail.com>
> Reviewed-by: shveta malik <shveta.malik@gmail.com>
> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CA+UBfaktds57dw2M8BEv_kS-=ixph3w+3MxKixtaDQMi_k7Ybg@mail.gmail.com

This seams to cause buildfarm failures, for instance
https://buildfarm.postgresql.org/cgi-bin/show_log.pl?nm=loach&dt=2026-05-27%2018%3A25%3A00

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Regards,
Alexander Korotkov
Supabase