> Then why didn't you specified PARALLEL UNSAFE as well?

You are correct, I missed marking the function as PARALLEL UNSAFE.
I’ve attached a revised patch with the correct annotation.

> BTW, yesterday a new thread started with the same requirement [1]. It
> uses a slightly different way to define the new function. do you have
> any opinion on it?

I don’t think introducing a separate function is a good idea. It’s
effectively the same behavior, technical debt, and maintenance
overhead without a clear benefit.
Our patch keeps a single function with a default parameter, so it’s
not a breaking change. So I believe our approach is preferable.
But I would say that, the fact that another patch is proposing the
same capability indicates there’s broader demand for this change.
From 74a74fd02bce786093c19a23bef9444d0b8ef41d Mon Sep 8 00:00:00 2025
From: Doruk <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2025 14:22:15 +0300
Subject: [PATCH v6] pg_replication_origin_session_setup: pid parameter

Since the introduction of parallel apply workers (commit 216a784829c),
the replorigin_session_setup() was extended to accept an extra
parameter: pid. This process ID is used to inform that multiple
processes are sharing the same replication origin to apply changes in
parallel. The replorigin_session_setup function has a SQL user
interface: pg_replication_origin_session_setup. This commit adds an
optional parameter that passes the process ID to the internal function
replorigin_session_setup. It allows multiple processes to use the same
replication origin if you are using the replication functions.
---
 doc/src/sgml/func/func-admin.sgml        | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/catalog/system_functions.sql |  9 ++++++++-
 src/backend/replication/logical/origin.c |  4 +++-
 src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat          |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func/func-admin.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func/func-admin.sgml
index 446fdfe..4b86676 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/func/func-admin.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/func/func-admin.sgml
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ postgres=# SELECT '0/0'::pg_lsn + pd.segment_number * ps.setting::int + :offset
         <indexterm>
          <primary>pg_replication_origin_session_setup</primary>
         </indexterm>
-        <function>pg_replication_origin_session_setup</function> ( <parameter>node_name</parameter> <type>text</type> )
+        <function>pg_replication_origin_session_setup</function> ( <parameter>node_name</parameter> <type>text</type> <optional>, <parameter>pid</parameter> <type>integer</type> <literal>DEFAULT</literal> <literal>0</literal></optional> )
         <returnvalue>void</returnvalue>
        </para>
        <para>
@@ -1323,7 +1323,26 @@ postgres=# SELECT '0/0'::pg_lsn + pd.segment_number * ps.setting::int + :offset
         origin, allowing replay progress to be tracked.
         Can only be used if no origin is currently selected.
         Use <function>pg_replication_origin_session_reset</function> to undo.
-       </para></entry>
+        If multiple processes can safely use the same replication origin (for
+        example, parallel apply processes), the optional <parameter>pid</parameter>
+        parameter can be used to specify the process ID of the first process.
+        The first process must provide <parameter>pid</parameter> equals to
+        <literal>0</literal> and the other processes that share the same
+        replication origin should provide the process ID of the first process.
+       </para>
+       <caution>
+        <para>
+         When multiple processes share the same replication origin, it is critical
+         to maintain commit order to prevent data inconsistency. While processes
+         may send operations out of order, they must commit transactions in the
+         correct sequence to ensure proper replication consistency. The recommended workflow
+         for each worker is: set up the replication origin session with the first process's PID,
+         apply changes within transactions, call <function>pg_replication_origin_xact_setup</function>
+         with the LSN and commit timestamp before committing, then commit the
+         transaction only if everything succeeded.
+        </para>
+       </caution>
+      </entry>
       </row>

       <row>
diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/system_functions.sql b/src/backend/catalog/system_functions.sql
index 566f308..f60287d 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/system_functions.sql
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/system_functions.sql
@@ -650,6 +650,13 @@ LANGUAGE INTERNAL
 CALLED ON NULL INPUT VOLATILE PARALLEL SAFE
 AS 'pg_stat_reset_slru';

+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION
+  pg_replication_origin_session_setup(node_name text, pid integer DEFAULT 0)
+RETURNS void
+LANGUAGE INTERNAL
+STRICT VOLATILE PARALLEL UNSAFE
+AS 'pg_replication_origin_session_setup';
+
 --
 -- The default permissions for functions mean that anyone can execute them.
 -- A number of functions shouldn't be executable by just anyone, but rather
@@ -751,7 +758,7 @@ REVOKE EXECUTE ON FUNCTION pg_replication_origin_session_progress(boolean) FROM

 REVOKE EXECUTE ON FUNCTION pg_replication_origin_session_reset() FROM public;

-REVOKE EXECUTE ON FUNCTION pg_replication_origin_session_setup(text) FROM public;
+REVOKE EXECUTE ON FUNCTION pg_replication_origin_session_setup(text, integer) FROM public;

 REVOKE EXECUTE ON FUNCTION pg_replication_origin_xact_reset() FROM public;

diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/origin.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/origin.c
index 87f10e5..98d47e1 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/origin.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/origin.c
@@ -1374,12 +1374,14 @@ pg_replication_origin_session_setup(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 {
 	char	   *name;
 	RepOriginId origin;
+	int			pid;

 	replorigin_check_prerequisites(true, false);

 	name = text_to_cstring((text *) DatumGetPointer(PG_GETARG_DATUM(0)));
 	origin = replorigin_by_name(name, false);
-	replorigin_session_setup(origin, 0);
+	pid = PG_GETARG_INT32(1);
+	replorigin_session_setup(origin, pid);

 	replorigin_session_origin = origin;

diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
index 118d6da..dd2d938 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
@@ -12223,7 +12223,7 @@
 { oid => '6006',
   descr => 'configure session to maintain replication progress tracking for the passed in origin',
   proname => 'pg_replication_origin_session_setup', provolatile => 'v',
-  proparallel => 'u', prorettype => 'void', proargtypes => 'text',
+  proparallel => 'u', prorettype => 'void', proargtypes => 'text int4',
   prosrc => 'pg_replication_origin_session_setup' },

 { oid => '6007', descr => 'teardown configured replication progress tracking',

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