On Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 10:58 PM Masahiko Sawada <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 2:36 AM Amit Kapila <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 2:19 PM Peter Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Swada-San. Here are some minor review comments for v4-0001/2 combined.
> > >
> > > ======
> > > src/backend/catalog/pg_publication.c
> > >
> > > is_table_publishable_in_publication:
> > >
> > > 1.
> > > This function logic has a format like
> > >
> > > if (cond)
> > > {
> > >  ...
> > >  return;
> > > }
> > >
> > > if (cond2)
> > > {
> > >  ...
> > >  return;
> > > }
> > >
> > > etc.
> > >
> > > There are many return points, and most of those "if" blocks cannot
> > > fall through (they return).
> > >
> > > I found it slightly difficult to read the code because I kept having
> > > to think, "OK, if we reached here, it means pubviaroot must be false,"
> > > or "OK, if we reached this far, then puballtables must be false, and
> > > pubviaroot must be false," etc.
> > >
> >
> > I can't say exactly why, but I find it difficult to read this
> > function. So, I share your concerns about the code of this function.
> > Because of its complexity it is difficult to ascertain that the
> > functionality is correct or we missed something. Also, considering it
> > is correct today, in its current form, it may become difficult to
> > enhance it in future.
>
> Okay, I'll refactor that function.
>
> >
> > One more comment on latest patch:
> > *
> > +static Datum
> > +pg_get_publication_tables(FunctionCallInfo fcinfo, ArrayType *pubnames,
> > +                          Oid target_relid, bool filter_by_relid,
> >
> > Why do we need filter_by_relid as a separate parameter? Isn't the
> > valid value of target_relid the same? If so, can't we use target_relid
> > for the required checks?
>
> If we don't have filter_by_relid, we would end up not filtering
> anything if users pass 0 (InvalidOid) as the target_relid to the new
> pg_get_publication_tables(). This is the same as the behavior of the
> existing pg_get_publication_tables(),
>

Isn't that what we want when a user passes InvalidOid? What is the
expected behavior in that case?

-- 
With Regards,
Amit Kapila.


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