Re: pg_sequence_last_value() for unlogged sequences on standbys

On Sat, May 04, 2024 at 06:45:32PM +0900, Michael Paquier wrote:
> On Fri, May 03, 2024 at 05:22:06PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
>> Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com> writes:
>>> IIUC this would cause other sessions' temporary sequences to appear in the
>>> view.  Is that desirable?
>> 
>> I assume Michael meant to move the test into the C code, not drop
>> it entirely --- I agree we don't want that.
> 
> Yup.  I meant to remove it from the script and keep only something in
> the C code to avoid the duplication, but you're right that the temp
> sequences would create more noise than now.
> 
>> Moving it has some attraction, but pg_is_other_temp_schema() is also
>> used in a lot of information_schema views, so we couldn't get rid of
>> it without a lot of further hacking.  Not sure we want to relocate
>> that filter responsibility in just one view.
> 
> Okay.

Okay, so are we okay to back-patch something like v1?  Or should we also
return NULL for other sessions' temporary schemas on primaries?  That would
change the condition to something like

    char relpersist = seqrel->rd_rel->relpersistence;

    if (relpersist == RELPERSISTENCE_PERMANENT ||
        (relpersist == RELPERSISTENCE_UNLOGGED && !RecoveryInProgress()) ||
        !RELATION_IS_OTHER_TEMP(seqrel))
    {
        ...
    }

I personally think that would be fine to back-patch since pg_sequences
already filters it out anyway.

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