Allow pg_set_relation_stats() to set relpages to -1.

While the default value for relpages is 0, if a partitioned table with
at least one child has been analyzed, then the partititoned table will
have a relpages value of -1.

Author: Corey Huinker
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CADkLM=fajh1Lpcyr_XsMmq-9Z=SGk-u+_Zeac7Pt0RAN3uiVCg@mail.gmail.com

2 files changed, 62 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/stats_import.out b/src/test/regress/expected/stats_import.out
index cd1b80aa43a..495e9b03485 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/stats_import.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/stats_import.out
@@ -135,9 +135,45 @@ SELECT
         'stats_import.testview'::regclass);
 ERROR:  cannot modify statistics for relation "testview"
 DETAIL:  This operation is not supported for views.
+--  relpages may be -1 for partitioned tables
+CREATE TABLE stats_import.part_parent ( i integer ) PARTITION BY RANGE(i);
+CREATE TABLE stats_import.part_child_1
+  PARTITION OF stats_import.part_parent
+  FOR VALUES FROM (0) TO (10);
+ANALYZE stats_import.part_parent;
+SELECT relpages
+FROM pg_class
+WHERE oid = 'stats_import.part_parent'::regclass;
+ relpages 
+----------
+       -1
+(1 row)
+
+-- although partitioned tables have no storage, setting relpages to a
+-- positive value is still allowed
+SELECT
+    pg_catalog.pg_set_relation_stats(
+        relation => 'stats_import.part_parent'::regclass,
+        relpages => 2::integer);
+ pg_set_relation_stats 
+-----------------------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+-- nothing stops us from setting it to -1
+SELECT
+    pg_catalog.pg_set_relation_stats(
+        relation => 'stats_import.part_parent'::regclass,
+        relpages => -1::integer);
+ pg_set_relation_stats 
+-----------------------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
 DROP SCHEMA stats_import CASCADE;
-NOTICE:  drop cascades to 4 other objects
+NOTICE:  drop cascades to 5 other objects
 DETAIL:  drop cascades to type stats_import.complex_type
 drop cascades to table stats_import.test
 drop cascades to sequence stats_import.testseq
 drop cascades to view stats_import.testview
+drop cascades to table stats_import.part_parent
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/stats_import.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/stats_import.sql
index 3e9f6d91241..108b0c45586 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/stats_import.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/stats_import.sql
@@ -95,4 +95,29 @@ SELECT
     pg_catalog.pg_clear_relation_stats(
         'stats_import.testview'::regclass);
 
+--  relpages may be -1 for partitioned tables
+CREATE TABLE stats_import.part_parent ( i integer ) PARTITION BY RANGE(i);
+CREATE TABLE stats_import.part_child_1
+  PARTITION OF stats_import.part_parent
+  FOR VALUES FROM (0) TO (10);
+
+ANALYZE stats_import.part_parent;
+
+SELECT relpages
+FROM pg_class
+WHERE oid = 'stats_import.part_parent'::regclass;
+
+-- although partitioned tables have no storage, setting relpages to a
+-- positive value is still allowed
+SELECT
+    pg_catalog.pg_set_relation_stats(
+        relation => 'stats_import.part_parent'::regclass,
+        relpages => 2::integer);
+
+-- nothing stops us from setting it to -1
+SELECT
+    pg_catalog.pg_set_relation_stats(
+        relation => 'stats_import.part_parent'::regclass,
+        relpages => -1::integer);
+
 DROP SCHEMA stats_import CASCADE;