Detect ptrack support and remove disable ptrack option.

backup.c

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ static bool pg_is_standby(void);
 static void get_lsn(PGconn *conn, PGresult *res, XLogRecPtr *lsn, bool stop_backup);
 static void get_xid(PGresult *res, uint32 *xid);
 static void pg_ptrack_clear(void);
+static bool pg_ptrack_support(void);
 static char *pg_ptrack_get_and_clear(Oid tablespace_oid,
 									 Oid db_oid,
 									 Oid rel_oid,
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ do_backup_database(parray *backup_list, pgBackupOption bkupopt)
 	pthread_t	backup_threads[num_threads];
 	pthread_t	stream_thread;
 	backup_files_args *backup_threads_args[num_threads];
+	bool		is_ptrack_support;
 
 
 	/* repack the options */
@@ -131,6 +133,10 @@ do_backup_database(parray *backup_list, pgBackupOption bkupopt)
 	 */
 	current.tli = get_current_timeline(false);
 
+	is_ptrack_support = pg_ptrack_support();
+	if (current.backup_mode == BACKUP_MODE_DIFF_PTRACK && !is_ptrack_support)
+		elog(ERROR, "Current Postgres instance is not support ptrack");
+
 	/*
 	 * In differential backup mode, check if there is an already-validated
 	 * full backup on current timeline.
@@ -148,7 +154,7 @@ do_backup_database(parray *backup_list, pgBackupOption bkupopt)
 	}
 
 	/* clear ptrack files for FULL and DIFF backup */
-	if (current.backup_mode != BACKUP_MODE_DIFF_PTRACK && !disable_ptrack_clear)
+	if (current.backup_mode != BACKUP_MODE_DIFF_PTRACK && is_ptrack_support)
 		pg_ptrack_clear();
 
 	/* notify start of backup to PostgreSQL server */
@@ -635,6 +641,21 @@ pg_start_backup(const char *label, bool smooth, pgBackup *backup)
 	PQclear(res);
 }
 
+static bool
+pg_ptrack_support(void)
+{
+	PGresult	*res_db;
+	reconnect();
+	res_db = execute("SELECT proname FROM pg_proc WHERE proname='pg_ptrack_clear'", 0, NULL);
+	if (PQntuples(res_db) == 0)
+	{
+		PQclear(res_db);
+		disconnect();
+		return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
 static void
 pg_ptrack_clear(void)
 {

expected/option.out

@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ Backup options:
   --validate                validate backup after taking it
   --keep-data-generations=N keep GENERATION of full data backup
   --keep-data-days=DAY      keep enough data backup to recover to DAY days age
-  --disable-ptrack-clear    disable clear ptrack for postgres without ptrack
   --backup-pg-log           start backup pg_log directory
   --from-replica            use non exclusive start backup for replica
 

pg_arman.c

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ static int		keep_data_days = KEEP_INFINITE;
 int				num_threads = 1;
 bool			stream_wal = false;
 bool			from_replica = false;
-bool			disable_ptrack_clear = false;
 static bool		backup_logs = false;
 static bool		backup_validate = false;
 bool			progress = false;
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ static pgut_option options[] =
 	{ 'b', 8, "stream",			&stream_wal },
 	{ 'b', 11, "progress",		&progress },
 	/* backup options */
-	{ 'b', 9, "disable-ptrack-clear",	&disable_ptrack_clear },
 	{ 'b', 10, "backup-pg-log",			&backup_logs },
 	{ 'f', 'b', "backup-mode",			opt_backup_mode,		SOURCE_ENV },
 	{ 'b', 'C', "smooth-checkpoint",	&smooth_checkpoint,		SOURCE_ENV },
@@ -255,7 +253,6 @@ pgut_help(bool details)
 	printf(_("  --validate                validate backup after taking it\n"));
 	printf(_("  --keep-data-generations=N keep GENERATION of full data backup\n"));
 	printf(_("  --keep-data-days=DAY      keep enough data backup to recover to DAY days age\n"));
-	printf(_("  --disable-ptrack-clear    disable clear ptrack for postgres without ptrack\n"));
 	printf(_("  --backup-pg-log           start backup pg_log directory\n"));
 	printf(_("  --from-replica            use non exclusive start backup for replica\n"));
 	printf(_("\nRestore options:\n"));

pg_arman.h

@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ extern parray *backup_files_list;
 extern int num_threads;
 extern bool stream_wal;
 extern bool from_replica;
-extern bool disable_ptrack_clear;
 extern bool progress;
 
 /* in backup.c */