Re: ALTER TABLE SET ACCESS METHOD on partitioned tables

On Fri, 1 Mar 2024 at 06:15, Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz> wrote:
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> On Fri, Mar 01, 2024 at 05:43:25AM +0100, Jelte Fennema-Nio wrote:
> > I think we should set the AM OID explicitly. Because an important
> > thing to consider is: What behaviour makes sense when later
> > default_table_access_method is changed?
> > I think if someone sets it explicitly on the partitioned table, they
> > would want the AM of the partitioned table to stay the same when
> > default_table_access_method is changed. Which requires storing the AM
> > OID afaict.
>
> Oops, I think I misread that.  You just mean to always set relam when
> using an AM in the SET ACCESS METHOD clause.  Apologies for the noise.

Correct, I intended to say that "SET ACCESS METHOD heap" on a
partitioned table should store heap its OID. Because while storing 0
might be simpler, it will result in (imho) wrong behaviour when later
the default_table_access_method is changed. behavior won't result in
the (imho) intended. i.e. it's not simply a small detail in what the
catolog looks like, but there's an actual behavioural change.