Fix handling of inherited check constraints in ALTER COLUMN TYPE.

This case got broken in 8.4 by the addition of an error check that
complains if ALTER TABLE ONLY is used on a table that has children.
We do use ONLY for this situation, but it's okay because the necessary
recursion occurs at a higher level.  So we need to have a separate
flag to suppress recursion without making the error check.

Reported and patched by Pavan Deolasee, with some editorial adjustments by
me.  Back-patch to 8.4, since this is a regression of functionality that
worked in earlier branches.

Author: tglsfdc

src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c

@@ -335,13 +335,15 @@ static void ATExecAddIndex(AlteredTableInfo *tab, Relation rel,
 			   IndexStmt *stmt, bool is_rebuild, LOCKMODE lockmode);
 static void ATExecAddConstraint(List **wqueue,
 					AlteredTableInfo *tab, Relation rel,
-				 Constraint *newConstraint, bool recurse, LOCKMODE lockmode);
+					Constraint *newConstraint, bool recurse, bool is_readd,
+					LOCKMODE lockmode);
 static void ATExecAddIndexConstraint(AlteredTableInfo *tab, Relation rel,
 						 IndexStmt *stmt, LOCKMODE lockmode);
 static void ATAddCheckConstraint(List **wqueue,
 					 AlteredTableInfo *tab, Relation rel,
 					 Constraint *constr,
-					 bool recurse, bool recursing, LOCKMODE lockmode);
+					 bool recurse, bool recursing, bool is_readd,
+					 LOCKMODE lockmode);
 static void ATAddForeignKeyConstraint(AlteredTableInfo *tab, Relation rel,
 						  Constraint *fkconstraint, LOCKMODE lockmode);
 static void ATExecDropConstraint(Relation rel, const char *constrName,
@@ -2758,6 +2760,7 @@ AlterTableGetLockLevel(List *cmds)
 			case AT_ColumnDefault:
 			case AT_ProcessedConstraint:		/* becomes AT_AddConstraint */
 			case AT_AddConstraintRecurse:		/* becomes AT_AddConstraint */
+			case AT_ReAddConstraint:			/* becomes AT_AddConstraint */
 			case AT_EnableTrig:
 			case AT_EnableAlwaysTrig:
 			case AT_EnableReplicaTrig:
@@ -3249,11 +3252,15 @@ ATExecCmd(List **wqueue, AlteredTableInfo *tab, Relation rel,
 			break;
 		case AT_AddConstraint:	/* ADD CONSTRAINT */
 			ATExecAddConstraint(wqueue, tab, rel, (Constraint *) cmd->def,
-								false, lockmode);
+								false, false, lockmode);
 			break;
 		case AT_AddConstraintRecurse:	/* ADD CONSTRAINT with recursion */
 			ATExecAddConstraint(wqueue, tab, rel, (Constraint *) cmd->def,
-								true, lockmode);
+								true, false, lockmode);
+			break;
+		case AT_ReAddConstraint:	/* Re-add pre-existing check constraint */
+			ATExecAddConstraint(wqueue, tab, rel, (Constraint *) cmd->def,
+								false, true, lockmode);
 			break;
 		case AT_AddIndexConstraint:		/* ADD CONSTRAINT USING INDEX */
 			ATExecAddIndexConstraint(tab, rel, (IndexStmt *) cmd->def, lockmode);
@@ -5500,7 +5507,8 @@ ATExecAddIndexConstraint(AlteredTableInfo *tab, Relation rel,
  */
 static void
 ATExecAddConstraint(List **wqueue, AlteredTableInfo *tab, Relation rel,
-				  Constraint *newConstraint, bool recurse, LOCKMODE lockmode)
+					Constraint *newConstraint, bool recurse, bool is_readd,
+					LOCKMODE lockmode)
 {
 	Assert(IsA(newConstraint, Constraint));
 
@@ -5513,7 +5521,8 @@ ATExecAddConstraint(List **wqueue, AlteredTableInfo *tab, Relation rel,
 	{
 		case CONSTR_CHECK:
 			ATAddCheckConstraint(wqueue, tab, rel,
-								 newConstraint, recurse, false, lockmode);
+								 newConstraint, recurse, false, is_readd,
+								 lockmode);
 			break;
 
 		case CONSTR_FOREIGN:
@@ -5565,11 +5574,18 @@ ATExecAddConstraint(List **wqueue, AlteredTableInfo *tab, Relation rel,
  * AddRelationNewConstraints would normally assign different names to the
  * child constraints.  To fix that, we must capture the name assigned at
  * the parent table and pass that down.
+ *
+ * When re-adding a previously existing constraint (during ALTER COLUMN TYPE),
+ * we don't need to recurse here, because recursion will be carried out at a
+ * higher level; the constraint name issue doesn't apply because the names
+ * have already been assigned and are just being re-used.  We need a separate
+ * "is_readd" flag for that; just setting recurse=false would result in an
+ * error if there are child tables.
  */
 static void
 ATAddCheckConstraint(List **wqueue, AlteredTableInfo *tab, Relation rel,
 					 Constraint *constr, bool recurse, bool recursing,
-					 LOCKMODE lockmode)
+					 bool is_readd, LOCKMODE lockmode)
 {
 	List	   *newcons;
 	ListCell   *lcon;
@@ -5634,9 +5650,11 @@ ATAddCheckConstraint(List **wqueue, AlteredTableInfo *tab, Relation rel,
 		return;
 
 	/*
-	 * Adding a NO INHERIT constraint? No need to find our children
+	 * If adding a NO INHERIT constraint, no need to find our children.
+	 * Likewise, in a re-add operation, we don't need to recurse (that will be
+	 * handled at higher levels).
 	 */
-	if (constr->is_no_inherit)
+	if (constr->is_no_inherit || is_readd)
 		return;
 
 	/*
@@ -5671,7 +5689,7 @@ ATAddCheckConstraint(List **wqueue, AlteredTableInfo *tab, Relation rel,
 
 		/* Recurse to child */
 		ATAddCheckConstraint(wqueue, childtab, childrel,
-							 constr, recurse, true, lockmode);
+							 constr, recurse, true, is_readd, lockmode);
 
 		heap_close(childrel, NoLock);
 	}
@@ -7862,6 +7880,10 @@ ATPostAlterTypeParse(Oid oldId, char *cmd,
 	/*
 	 * Attach each generated command to the proper place in the work queue.
 	 * Note this could result in creation of entirely new work-queue entries.
+	 *
+	 * Also note that we have to tweak the command subtypes, because it turns
+	 * out that re-creation of indexes and constraints has to act a bit
+	 * differently from initial creation.
 	 */
 	foreach(list_item, querytree_list)
 	{
@@ -7919,6 +7941,7 @@ ATPostAlterTypeParse(Oid oldId, char *cmd,
 								if (con->contype == CONSTR_FOREIGN &&
 									!rewrite && !tab->rewrite)
 									TryReuseForeignKey(oldId, con);
+								cmd->subtype = AT_ReAddConstraint;
 								tab->subcmds[AT_PASS_OLD_CONSTR] =
 									lappend(tab->subcmds[AT_PASS_OLD_CONSTR], cmd);
 								break;

src/include/nodes/parsenodes.h

@@ -1197,6 +1197,7 @@ typedef enum AlterTableType
 	AT_ReAddIndex,				/* internal to commands/tablecmds.c */
 	AT_AddConstraint,			/* add constraint */
 	AT_AddConstraintRecurse,	/* internal to commands/tablecmds.c */
+	AT_ReAddConstraint,			/* internal to commands/tablecmds.c */
 	AT_ValidateConstraint,		/* validate constraint */
 	AT_ValidateConstraintRecurse,		/* internal to commands/tablecmds.c */
 	AT_ProcessedConstraint,		/* pre-processed add constraint (local in

src/test/regress/expected/alter_table.out

@@ -1780,6 +1780,28 @@ where oid = 'test_storage'::regclass;
  t
 (1 row)
 
+-- ALTER TYPE with a check constraint and a child table (bug before Nov 2012)
+CREATE TABLE test_inh_check (a float check (a > 10.2));
+CREATE TABLE test_inh_check_child() INHERITS(test_inh_check);
+ALTER TABLE test_inh_check ALTER COLUMN a TYPE numeric;
+\d test_inh_check
+Table "public.test_inh_check"
+ Column |  Type   | Modifiers 
+--------+---------+-----------
+ a      | numeric | 
+Check constraints:
+    "test_inh_check_a_check" CHECK (a::double precision > 10.2::double precision)
+Number of child tables: 1 (Use \d+ to list them.)
+
+\d test_inh_check_child
+Table "public.test_inh_check_child"
+ Column |  Type   | Modifiers 
+--------+---------+-----------
+ a      | numeric | 
+Check constraints:
+    "test_inh_check_a_check" CHECK (a::double precision > 10.2::double precision)
+Inherits: test_inh_check
+
 --
 -- lock levels
 --

src/test/regress/sql/alter_table.sql

@@ -1239,6 +1239,13 @@ select reltoastrelid <> 0 as has_toast_table
 from pg_class
 where oid = 'test_storage'::regclass;
 
+-- ALTER TYPE with a check constraint and a child table (bug before Nov 2012)
+CREATE TABLE test_inh_check (a float check (a > 10.2));
+CREATE TABLE test_inh_check_child() INHERITS(test_inh_check);
+ALTER TABLE test_inh_check ALTER COLUMN a TYPE numeric;
+\d test_inh_check
+\d test_inh_check_child
+
 --
 -- lock levels
 --