Re: Add an option to skip loading missing publication to avoid logical replication failure

On Tue, Mar 11, 2025 at 9:48 AM Dilip Kumar <dilipbalaut@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Mon, Mar 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > >> BTW, I am planning to commit this only on HEAD as this is a behavior
> > >> change. Please let me know if you guys think otherwise.
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> > >
> > > Somehow this looks like a bug fix which should be backported no?  Am I missing something?
> > >
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> > We can consider this a bug-fix and backpatch it, but I am afraid that
> > because this is a behavior change, some users may not like it. Also, I
> > don't remember seeing public reports for this behavior; that is
> > probably because it is hard to hit. FYI, we found this via BF
> > failures. So, I thought it would be better to get this field tested
> > via HEAD only at this point in time.
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> At the moment, I don't have a strong opinion on this. Since no one has
> encountered or reported this issue, it might be the case that it's not
> affecting anyone, and we could simply backpatch without causing any
> dissatisfaction. However, I'm fine with whatever others decide.
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Sawada-San, others, do you have an opinion on whether to backpatch this change?

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With Regards,
Amit Kapila.