Re: BUG #17670: Logical Replication data may be lost on the subscription under certain scenarios - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Japin Li
Subject Re: BUG #17670: Logical Replication data may be lost on the subscription under certain scenarios
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Msg-id MEYP282MB1669BC0FA76F44DA184FD0B3B6349@MEYP282MB1669.AUSP282.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM
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In response to Re: BUG #17670: Logical Replication data may be lost on the subscription under certain scenarios  (Dilip Kumar <dilipbalaut@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: BUG #17670: Logical Replication data may be lost on the subscription under certain scenarios
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On Sun, 30 Oct 2022 at 14:39, Dilip Kumar <dilipbalaut@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 28, 2022 at 8:07 PM Japin Li <japinli@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I can reproduce it on HEAD.  Here is my analysis:
>>
>> When we rename the t_test1 to t_test2, the subscriber doesn't have a
>> table matched publication table name, so the logical replication throw
>> an error.  Then, we create a new t_test1 on subscriber, the logical
>> replication worker can find the table that matches the published name.
>> However, the pg_subscription_rel hasn't updated, and when we try to get
>> the subscription state through GetSubscriptionRelState(), it cannot find
>> a matched subscription relation mapping, so the WAL cannot apply to the
>> new table t_test1.
>
> I am just wondering if it is correct behavior to allow renaming the
> table used by a subscription, or should there be some dependency?

Maybe we can add a dependency to make the user know what they are doing.
I also want to know when we should add a dependency?

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Regrads,
Japin Li.
ChengDu WenWu Information Technology Co.,Ltd.



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