private boolean is_table_exists(RawStore ms, String catName, String dbname, String name)
      throws MetaException {
    return (ms.getTable(catName, dbname, name, null) != null);
  }
Checks whether the repl.last.id is being updated.
@param oldDb the old db object
@param newDb the new db object
@return true if repl.last.id is being changed.
standalone-metastore/metastore-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/metastore/HMSHandler.java