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 ------ REL_14_STABLE Details ------- https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/1a34cf0f485bcf2d2989a8bf6c7fdf86c6dca1fb Modified Files -------------- src/backend/commands/opclasscmds.c | 88 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ src/include/access/amapi.h | 4 ++ 2 files changed, 92 insertions(+)
