- The deleted function modelEvaluate() was superseded by
catboostEvaluate().
- Also delete the external model repository, as modelEvaluate() was it's
last user. Additionally remove the system view SYSTEM.MODELS for
inspecting the repository.
- SYSTEM RELOAD MODELS is also obsolete. HOWEVER, it was retained and
made a no-op instead of deleted.
Why?
The reason is that RBAC in distributed setups works by storing
privileges (granted and revoked) as plain SQL statements in Keeper.
Nodes read these statements at startup and parse them. If a privilege
for SYSTEM RELOAD MODELS exists but parser doesn't recognize it
nodes would fail to come up.
Considered but rejected alternatives:
- Ignore SYSTEM RELOAD MODELS during parsing RBAC privileges and
return an error for regular SYSTEM RELOAD MODELS SQL. Special-case
of no-op behavior, too brittle.
- Remove SYSTEM RELOAD MODELS manually from Keeper via command-line
manipulation of Keeper nodes or via SQL by dropping the privileges.
Needs user intervention during upgrade.
