Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se> writes:
> On 10 Nov 2019, at 20:07, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> Although this is a really straightforward patch and I've tested it
>> against appropriate old versions (9.1 and 9.2), I'm very hesitant
>> to shove it in so soon before a release wrap. Should I do that, or
>> let it wait till after the wrap?
> Having read the patch I agree that it's trivial enough that I wouldn't be
> worried to let it slip through. However, given that we've lacked the check for
> a few releases, is it worth rushing with the potential for a last-minute
> "oh-shit"?
Probably not, really --- the main argument for that is just that it'd fit
well with the fixes Tomas already made.
>> + /* arrays over any type selected so far */
>> + " SELECT t.oid FROM pg_catalog.pg_type t, x WHERE typelem = x.oid AND typtype
='b' "
> No need to check typlen?
Yeah, that's intentional. A fixed-length array type over a problematic
type would be just as much of a problem as a varlena array type.
The case shouldn't apply to any of the existing problematic types,
but I was striving for generality.
regards, tom lane