Ensure that pg_amop/amproc entries depend on their lefttype/righttype.
Usually an entry in pg_amop or pg_amproc does not need a dependency on
its amoplefttype/amoprighttype/amproclefttype/amprocrighttype types,
because there is an indirect dependency via the argument types of its
referenced operator or procedure, or via the opclass it belongs to.
However, for some support procedures in some index AMs, the argument
types of the support procedure might not mention the column data type
at all. Also, the amop/amproc entry might be treated as "loose" in
the opfamily, in which case it lacks a dependency on any particular
opclass; or it might be a cross-type entry having a reference to a
datatype that is not its opclass' opcintype.
The upshot of all this is that there are cases where a datatype can
be dropped while leaving behind amop/amproc entries that mention it,
because there is no path in pg_depend showing that those entries
depend on that type. Such entries are harmless in normal activity,
because they won't get used, but they cause problems for maintenance
actions such as dropping the operator family. They also cause pg_dump
to produce bogus output. The previous commit put a band-aid on the
DROP OPERATOR FAMILY failure, but a real fix is needed.
To fix, add pg_depend entries showing that a pg_amop/pg_amproc entry
depends on its lefttype/righttype. To avoid bloating pg_depend too
much, skip this if the referenced operator or function has that type
as an input type. (I did not bother with considering the possible
indirect dependency via the opclass' opcintype; at least in the
reported case, that wouldn't help anyway.)
Probably, the reason this has escaped notice for so long is that
add-on datatypes and relevant opclasses/opfamilies are usually
packaged as extensions nowadays, so that there's no way to drop
a type without dropping the referencing opclasses/opfamilies too.
Still, in the absence of pg_depend entries there's nothing that
constrains DROP EXTENSION to drop the opfamily entries before the
datatype, so it seems possible for a DROP failure to occur anyway.
The specific case that was reported doesn't fail in v13, because
v13 prefers to attach the support procedure to the opclass not the
opfamily. But it's surely possible to construct other edge cases
that do fail in v13, so patch that too.
Per report from Yoran Heling. Back-patch to all supported branches.
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/Z1MVCOh1hprjK5Sf@gmai021
Branch
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REL_15_STABLE
Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/0e4fa06ba55e99203c4ca96faed4d2e701e87686
Modified Files
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src/backend/commands/opclasscmds.c | 98 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
src/include/access/amapi.h | 4 ++
2 files changed, 102 insertions(+)
