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| author | David Rowley <drowley@postgresql.org> | 2024-08-12 15:42:16 +1200 |
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| committer | David Rowley <drowley@postgresql.org> | 2024-08-12 15:42:16 +1200 |
| commit | f0d11275954719fd5d0281d4135e5c78de46e099 (patch) | |
| tree | 6c8b6ad56624f1959a36d77e8bb4163bbe55e363 /doc/src | |
| parent | 3f44959f47460fb350d25d760cf2384f9aa14e9a (diff) | |
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Remove "parent" column from pg_backend_memory_contexts
32d3ed816 added the "path" column to pg_backend_memory_contexts to allow
a stable method of obtaining the parent MemoryContext of a given row in
the view. Using the "path" column is now the preferred method of
obtaining the parent row.
Previously, any queries which were self-joining to this view using the
"name" and "parent" columns could get incorrect results due to the fact
that names are not unique. Here we aim to explicitly break such queries
so that they can be corrected and use the "path" column instead.
It is possible that there are more innocent users of the parent column
that just need an indication of the parent and having to write out a
self-joining CTE may be an unnecessary hassle for those cases. Let's
remove the column for now and see if anyone comes back with any
complaints. This does seem like a good time to attempt to get rid of
the column as we still have around 1 year to revert this if someone comes
back with a valid complaint. Plus this view is new to v14 and is quite
niche, so perhaps not many people will be affected.
Author: Melih Mutlu <m.melihmutlu@gmail.com>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAGPVpCT7NOe4fZXRL8XaoxHpSXYTu6GTpULT_3E-HT9hzjoFRA@mail.gmail.com
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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/system-views.sgml | 9 |
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/system-views.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/system-views.sgml index a0b692bf1e9..634a4c0fab4 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/system-views.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/system-views.sgml @@ -483,15 +483,6 @@ <row> <entry role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition"> - <structfield>parent</structfield> <type>text</type> - </para> - <para> - Name of the parent of this memory context - </para></entry> - </row> - - <row> - <entry role="catalog_table_entry"><para role="column_definition"> <structfield>type</structfield> <type>text</type> </para> <para> |