Michael Paquier <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Tue, Dec 02, 2025 at 08:18:48AM +0100, Antonin Houska wrote:
> > In ReindexRelationConcurrently(), the call of 
> > index_concurrently_create_copy()
> > is enclosed in
> > 
> >     /*
> >      * Switch to the table owner's userid, so that any index functions are
> >      * run as that user.  Also lock down security-restricted operations
> >      * and arrange to make GUC variable changes local to this command.
> >      */
> >     GetUserIdAndSecContext(&save_userid, &save_sec_context);
> >     SetUserIdAndSecContext(heapRel->rd_rel->relowner,
> >                                                save_sec_context | 
> > SECURITY_RESTRICTED_OPERATION);
> >     save_nestlevel = NewGUCNestLevel();
> > 
> > and
> > 
> >     /* Roll back any GUC changes executed by index functions */
> >     AtEOXact_GUC(false, save_nestlevel);
> > 
> >     /* Restore userid and security context */
> >     SetUserIdAndSecContext(save_userid, save_sec_context);
> 
> Yes.
> 
> > Which index functions can be called if index_create() receives the
> > INDEX_CREATE_SKIP_BUILD flag?
> 
> What do you mean here?  Are you seeing an issue with that, or are you
> asking about a concept that would be introduced by a different patch?

I'm just wondering if these measures regarding GUCs and security context are
necessary at this place. I think that no index functions should be called if
we only create the catalog entry for the index, but I may be mistaken.

-- 
Antonin Houska
Web: https://www.cybertec-postgresql.com


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