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Cc: Ilmar Yunusov <[email protected]>
Subject: [RFC PATCH v0 1/7] Add EXPLAIN WAITS statement reporting
Date: Sat, 9 May 2026 04:22:31 +0500
Message-ID: <6fc0404acb69765067ccbf1ca3ee0fd39240f9d6.1778280923.git.tanswis42@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
References: <[email protected]>
---
doc/src/sgml/ref/explain.sgml | 14 +++
src/backend/commands/explain.c | 129 +++++++++++++++++++-
src/backend/commands/explain_state.c | 8 ++
src/backend/utils/activity/wait_event.c | 149 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
src/include/commands/explain_state.h | 1 +
src/include/utils/wait_event.h | 29 +++++
src/test/regress/expected/explain.out | 17 +++
src/test/regress/sql/explain.sql | 5 +
8 files changed, 349 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/explain.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/explain.sgml
index e95e19081e1..5460568af1d 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/explain.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/explain.sgml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ EXPLAIN [ ( <replaceable class="parameter">option</replaceable> [, ...] ) ] <rep
SUMMARY [ <replaceable class="parameter">boolean</replaceable> ]
MEMORY [ <replaceable class="parameter">boolean</replaceable> ]
IO [ <replaceable class="parameter">boolean</replaceable> ]
+ WAITS [ <replaceable class="parameter">boolean</replaceable> ]
FORMAT { TEXT | XML | JSON | YAML }
</synopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
@@ -310,6 +311,19 @@ ROLLBACK;
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><literal>WAITS</literal></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Include exact backend-local wait event timing observed during query
+ execution. Wait events are grouped by wait event type and wait event
+ name, and include the number of waits and total time spent waiting.
+ This parameter may only be used when <literal>ANALYZE</literal> is also
+ enabled. It defaults to <literal>FALSE</literal>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term><literal>FORMAT</literal></term>
<listitem>
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/explain.c b/src/backend/commands/explain.c
index 112c17b0d64..0b7cc5c15c6 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/explain.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/explain.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
#include "utils/tuplesort.h"
#include "utils/tuplestore.h"
#include "utils/typcache.h"
+#include "utils/wait_event.h"
#include "utils/xml.h"
@@ -149,6 +150,9 @@ static const char *explain_get_index_name(Oid indexId);
static bool peek_buffer_usage(ExplainState *es, const BufferUsage *usage);
static void show_buffer_usage(ExplainState *es, const BufferUsage *usage);
static void show_wal_usage(ExplainState *es, const WalUsage *usage);
+static int wait_event_usage_cmp(const void *a, const void *b);
+static void show_wait_event_usage(ExplainState *es,
+ const WaitEventUsage *usage);
static void show_memory_counters(ExplainState *es,
const MemoryContextCounters *mem_counters);
static void show_result_replacement_info(Result *result, ExplainState *es);
@@ -510,6 +514,8 @@ ExplainOnePlan(PlannedStmt *plannedstmt, IntoClause *into, ExplainState *es,
int eflags;
int instrument_option = 0;
SerializeMetrics serializeMetrics = {0};
+ WaitEventUsage waitEventUsage;
+ WaitEventUsage *waitEventUsagePtr = NULL;
Assert(plannedstmt->commandType != CMD_UTILITY);
@@ -583,11 +589,27 @@ ExplainOnePlan(PlannedStmt *plannedstmt, IntoClause *into, ExplainState *es,
else
dir = ForwardScanDirection;
+ if (es->waits)
+ {
+ waitEventUsagePtr = &waitEventUsage;
+ pgstat_begin_wait_event_usage(waitEventUsagePtr,
+ queryDesc->estate->es_query_cxt);
+ }
+
/* run the plan */
- ExecutorRun(queryDesc, dir, 0);
+ PG_TRY();
+ {
+ ExecutorRun(queryDesc, dir, 0);
- /* run cleanup too */
- ExecutorFinish(queryDesc);
+ /* run cleanup too */
+ ExecutorFinish(queryDesc);
+ }
+ PG_FINALLY();
+ {
+ if (waitEventUsagePtr)
+ pgstat_end_wait_event_usage(waitEventUsagePtr);
+ }
+ PG_END_TRY();
/* We can't run ExecutorEnd 'till we're done printing the stats... */
totaltime += elapsed_time(&starttime);
@@ -605,6 +627,9 @@ ExplainOnePlan(PlannedStmt *plannedstmt, IntoClause *into, ExplainState *es,
/* Create textual dump of plan tree */
ExplainPrintPlan(es, queryDesc);
+ if (waitEventUsagePtr)
+ show_wait_event_usage(es, waitEventUsagePtr);
+
/* Show buffer and/or memory usage in planning */
if (peek_buffer_usage(es, bufusage) || mem_counters)
{
@@ -4503,6 +4528,104 @@ show_wal_usage(ExplainState *es, const WalUsage *usage)
}
}
+static int
+wait_event_usage_cmp(const void *a, const void *b)
+{
+ const WaitEventUsageEntry *ea = (const WaitEventUsageEntry *) a;
+ const WaitEventUsageEntry *eb = (const WaitEventUsageEntry *) b;
+ int64 ta = INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(ea->time);
+ int64 tb = INSTR_TIME_GET_MICROSEC(eb->time);
+
+ if (ta < tb)
+ return 1;
+ if (ta > tb)
+ return -1;
+ if (ea->wait_event_info < eb->wait_event_info)
+ return -1;
+ if (ea->wait_event_info > eb->wait_event_info)
+ return 1;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+show_wait_event_usage(ExplainState *es, const WaitEventUsage *usage)
+{
+ WaitEventUsageEntry *entries;
+
+ if (usage == NULL)
+ return;
+
+ if (es->format == EXPLAIN_FORMAT_TEXT && usage->nentries == 0)
+ return;
+
+ if (usage->nentries > 0)
+ {
+ entries = palloc_array(WaitEventUsageEntry, usage->nentries);
+ memcpy(entries, usage->entries,
+ sizeof(WaitEventUsageEntry) * usage->nentries);
+ qsort(entries, usage->nentries, sizeof(WaitEventUsageEntry),
+ wait_event_usage_cmp);
+ }
+ else
+ entries = NULL;
+
+ if (es->format == EXPLAIN_FORMAT_TEXT)
+ {
+ ExplainIndentText(es);
+ appendStringInfoString(es->str, "Wait Events:\n");
+ es->indent++;
+
+ for (int i = 0; i < usage->nentries; i++)
+ {
+ const char *event_type;
+ const char *event_name;
+
+ event_type = pgstat_get_wait_event_type(entries[i].wait_event_info);
+ event_name = pgstat_get_wait_event(entries[i].wait_event_info);
+
+ ExplainIndentText(es);
+ appendStringInfo(es->str, "%s:%s calls=%" PRIu64 " time=%0.3f ms\n",
+ event_type ? event_type : "Unknown",
+ event_name ? event_name : "unknown",
+ entries[i].calls,
+ INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(entries[i].time));
+ }
+
+ es->indent--;
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ ExplainOpenGroup("Wait-Events", "Wait Events", false, es);
+
+ for (int i = 0; i < usage->nentries; i++)
+ {
+ const char *event_type;
+ const char *event_name;
+
+ event_type = pgstat_get_wait_event_type(entries[i].wait_event_info);
+ event_name = pgstat_get_wait_event(entries[i].wait_event_info);
+
+ ExplainOpenGroup("Wait-Event", NULL, true, es);
+ ExplainPropertyText("Wait Event Type",
+ event_type ? event_type : "Unknown",
+ es);
+ ExplainPropertyText("Wait Event",
+ event_name ? event_name : "unknown",
+ es);
+ ExplainPropertyUInteger("Calls", NULL, entries[i].calls, es);
+ ExplainPropertyFloat("Time", "ms",
+ INSTR_TIME_GET_MILLISEC(entries[i].time),
+ 3, es);
+ ExplainCloseGroup("Wait-Event", NULL, true, es);
+ }
+
+ ExplainCloseGroup("Wait-Events", "Wait Events", false, es);
+ }
+
+ if (entries)
+ pfree(entries);
+}
+
/*
* Show memory usage details.
*/
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/explain_state.c b/src/backend/commands/explain_state.c
index a0ee0a664be..2abcb64cc95 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/explain_state.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/explain_state.c
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ ParseExplainOptionList(ExplainState *es, List *options, ParseState *pstate)
}
else if (strcmp(opt->defname, "io") == 0)
es->io = defGetBoolean(opt);
+ else if (strcmp(opt->defname, "waits") == 0)
+ es->waits = defGetBoolean(opt);
else if (!ApplyExtensionExplainOption(es, opt, pstate))
ereport(ERROR,
(errcode(ERRCODE_SYNTAX_ERROR),
@@ -196,6 +198,12 @@ ParseExplainOptionList(ExplainState *es, List *options, ParseState *pstate)
(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
errmsg("EXPLAIN option %s requires ANALYZE", "IO")));
+ /* check that WAITS is used with EXPLAIN ANALYZE */
+ if (es->waits && !es->analyze)
+ ereport(ERROR,
+ (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+ errmsg("EXPLAIN option %s requires ANALYZE", "WAITS")));
+
/* check that serialize is used with EXPLAIN ANALYZE */
if (es->serialize != EXPLAIN_SERIALIZE_NONE && !es->analyze)
ereport(ERROR,
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/activity/wait_event.c b/src/backend/utils/activity/wait_event.c
index 95635c7f56c..60d37ccbb73 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/activity/wait_event.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/activity/wait_event.c
@@ -36,11 +36,20 @@ static const char *pgstat_get_wait_client(WaitEventClient w);
static const char *pgstat_get_wait_ipc(WaitEventIPC w);
static const char *pgstat_get_wait_timeout(WaitEventTimeout w);
static const char *pgstat_get_wait_io(WaitEventIO w);
+static void WaitEventUsageAdd(WaitEventUsage *usage, uint32 wait_event_info,
+ const instr_time *elapsed);
static uint32 local_my_wait_event_info;
uint32 *my_wait_event_info = &local_my_wait_event_info;
+#define WAIT_EVENT_USAGE_INITIAL_EVENTS 16
+
+int pgstat_wait_event_usage_depth = 0;
+static WaitEventUsage *pgstat_wait_event_usage = NULL;
+static uint32 pgstat_wait_event_usage_current = 0;
+static instr_time pgstat_wait_event_usage_start;
+
#define WAIT_EVENT_CLASS_MASK 0xFF000000
#define WAIT_EVENT_ID_MASK 0x0000FFFF
@@ -349,6 +358,146 @@ pgstat_reset_wait_event_storage(void)
my_wait_event_info = &local_my_wait_event_info;
}
+/*
+ * Start collecting exact wait event timings in this backend.
+ *
+ * This is intended for short-lived instrumentation such as EXPLAIN ANALYZE.
+ * It records waits observed through pgstat_report_wait_start/end in backend
+ * local memory. Nested collection is deliberately treated as part of the
+ * outer collection for now; callers that want independent nested accounting
+ * need a stack of WaitEventUsage contexts.
+ */
+void
+pgstat_begin_wait_event_usage(WaitEventUsage *usage, MemoryContext memcontext)
+{
+ Assert(usage != NULL);
+ Assert(memcontext != NULL);
+
+ if (pgstat_wait_event_usage_depth++ == 0)
+ {
+ memset(usage, 0, sizeof(WaitEventUsage));
+ usage->memcontext = memcontext;
+ pgstat_wait_event_usage = usage;
+ pgstat_wait_event_usage_current = 0;
+ INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(pgstat_wait_event_usage_start);
+ }
+}
+
+/*
+ * Stop collecting wait event timings.
+ */
+void
+pgstat_end_wait_event_usage(WaitEventUsage *usage)
+{
+ Assert(usage != NULL);
+ Assert(pgstat_wait_event_usage_depth > 0);
+
+ if (--pgstat_wait_event_usage_depth == 0)
+ {
+ if (pgstat_wait_event_usage_current != 0)
+ pgstat_count_wait_event_end();
+
+ pgstat_wait_event_usage = NULL;
+ pgstat_wait_event_usage_current = 0;
+ INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(pgstat_wait_event_usage_start);
+ }
+}
+
+/*
+ * Record the beginning of a wait event for exact EXPLAIN-style accounting.
+ */
+void
+pgstat_count_wait_event_start(uint32 wait_event_info)
+{
+ if (pgstat_wait_event_usage == NULL)
+ return;
+
+ /*
+ * Waits are not expected to nest. If they do, finish the previous wait
+ * at the boundary so accounting remains internally consistent.
+ */
+ if (pgstat_wait_event_usage_current != 0)
+ pgstat_count_wait_event_end();
+
+ pgstat_wait_event_usage_current = wait_event_info;
+ INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(pgstat_wait_event_usage_start);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Record the end of the current wait event.
+ */
+void
+pgstat_count_wait_event_end(void)
+{
+ instr_time end;
+ instr_time elapsed;
+
+ if (pgstat_wait_event_usage == NULL ||
+ pgstat_wait_event_usage_current == 0)
+ return;
+
+ INSTR_TIME_SET_CURRENT(end);
+ elapsed = end;
+ INSTR_TIME_SUBTRACT(elapsed, pgstat_wait_event_usage_start);
+
+ WaitEventUsageAdd(pgstat_wait_event_usage,
+ pgstat_wait_event_usage_current,
+ &elapsed);
+
+ pgstat_wait_event_usage_current = 0;
+ INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(pgstat_wait_event_usage_start);
+}
+
+static void
+WaitEventUsageAdd(WaitEventUsage *usage, uint32 wait_event_info,
+ const instr_time *elapsed)
+{
+ WaitEventUsageEntry *entry = NULL;
+
+ for (int i = 0; i < usage->nentries; i++)
+ {
+ if (usage->entries[i].wait_event_info == wait_event_info)
+ {
+ entry = &usage->entries[i];
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (entry == NULL)
+ {
+ if (usage->nentries >= usage->maxentries)
+ {
+ MemoryContext oldcontext;
+ int newmaxentries;
+
+ if (usage->maxentries > 0)
+ newmaxentries = usage->maxentries * 2;
+ else
+ newmaxentries = WAIT_EVENT_USAGE_INITIAL_EVENTS;
+
+ oldcontext = MemoryContextSwitchTo(usage->memcontext);
+ if (usage->entries)
+ usage->entries = repalloc_array(usage->entries,
+ WaitEventUsageEntry,
+ newmaxentries);
+ else
+ usage->entries = palloc_array(WaitEventUsageEntry,
+ newmaxentries);
+ MemoryContextSwitchTo(oldcontext);
+
+ usage->maxentries = newmaxentries;
+ }
+
+ entry = &usage->entries[usage->nentries++];
+ entry->wait_event_info = wait_event_info;
+ entry->calls = 0;
+ INSTR_TIME_SET_ZERO(entry->time);
+ }
+
+ entry->calls++;
+ INSTR_TIME_ADD(entry->time, *elapsed);
+}
+
/* ----------
* pgstat_get_wait_event_type() -
*
diff --git a/src/include/commands/explain_state.h b/src/include/commands/explain_state.h
index 97bc7ed49f6..4f0d0d495d4 100644
--- a/src/include/commands/explain_state.h
+++ b/src/include/commands/explain_state.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ typedef struct ExplainState
bool memory; /* print planner's memory usage information */
bool settings; /* print modified settings */
bool io; /* print info about IO (prefetch, ...) */
+ bool waits; /* print wait event usage */
bool generic; /* generate a generic plan */
ExplainSerializeOption serialize; /* serialize the query's output? */
ExplainFormat format; /* output format */
diff --git a/src/include/utils/wait_event.h b/src/include/utils/wait_event.h
index 86ee348220d..f7fab5736bb 100644
--- a/src/include/utils/wait_event.h
+++ b/src/include/utils/wait_event.h
@@ -11,16 +11,39 @@
#define WAIT_EVENT_H
/* enums for wait events */
+#include "portability/instr_time.h"
+#include "utils/palloc.h"
#include "utils/wait_event_types.h"
+typedef struct WaitEventUsageEntry
+{
+ uint32 wait_event_info;
+ uint64 calls;
+ instr_time time;
+} WaitEventUsageEntry;
+
+typedef struct WaitEventUsage
+{
+ MemoryContext memcontext;
+ int nentries;
+ int maxentries;
+ WaitEventUsageEntry *entries;
+} WaitEventUsage;
+
extern const char *pgstat_get_wait_event(uint32 wait_event_info);
extern const char *pgstat_get_wait_event_type(uint32 wait_event_info);
static inline void pgstat_report_wait_start(uint32 wait_event_info);
static inline void pgstat_report_wait_end(void);
extern void pgstat_set_wait_event_storage(uint32 *wait_event_info);
extern void pgstat_reset_wait_event_storage(void);
+extern void pgstat_begin_wait_event_usage(WaitEventUsage *usage,
+ MemoryContext memcontext);
+extern void pgstat_end_wait_event_usage(WaitEventUsage *usage);
+extern void pgstat_count_wait_event_start(uint32 wait_event_info);
+extern void pgstat_count_wait_event_end(void);
extern PGDLLIMPORT uint32 *my_wait_event_info;
+extern PGDLLIMPORT int pgstat_wait_event_usage_depth;
/*
@@ -66,6 +89,9 @@ extern char **GetWaitEventCustomNames(uint32 classId, int *nwaitevents);
static inline void
pgstat_report_wait_start(uint32 wait_event_info)
{
+ if (pgstat_wait_event_usage_depth > 0)
+ pgstat_count_wait_event_start(wait_event_info);
+
/*
* Since this is a four-byte field which is always read and written as
* four-bytes, updates are atomic.
@@ -82,6 +108,9 @@ pgstat_report_wait_start(uint32 wait_event_info)
static inline void
pgstat_report_wait_end(void)
{
+ if (pgstat_wait_event_usage_depth > 0)
+ pgstat_count_wait_event_end();
+
/* see pgstat_report_wait_start() */
*(volatile uint32 *) my_wait_event_info = 0;
}
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/explain.out b/src/test/regress/expected/explain.out
index 74a4d87801e..2c7a7e1d4c6 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/explain.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/explain.out
@@ -99,6 +99,23 @@ select explain_filter('explain (buffers, format text) select * from int8_tbl i8'
Seq Scan on int8_tbl i8 (cost=N.N..N.N rows=N width=N)
(1 row)
+-- WAITS option
+select explain_filter('explain (analyze, waits, costs off, summary off, timing off, buffers off) select pg_sleep(0.01)');
+ explain_filter
+---------------------------------------
+ Result (actual rows=N.N loops=N)
+ Wait Events:
+ Timeout:PgSleep calls=N time=N.N ms
+(3 rows)
+
+select explain_filter_to_json('explain (analyze, waits, costs off, summary off, timing off, buffers off, format json) select pg_sleep(0.01)') #> '{0,Wait Events,0}';
+ ?column?
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ {"Time": 0.0, "Calls": 0, "Wait Event": "PgSleep", "Wait Event Type": "Timeout"}
+(1 row)
+
+explain (waits) select 1;
+ERROR: EXPLAIN option WAITS requires ANALYZE
\a
select explain_filter('explain (analyze, buffers, io, format xml) select * from int8_tbl i8');
explain_filter
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/explain.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/explain.sql
index 2f163c64bf6..fe025ddeac5 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/explain.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/explain.sql
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ select explain_filter('explain (analyze, buffers off, verbose) select * from int
select explain_filter('explain (analyze, buffers, format text) select * from int8_tbl i8');
select explain_filter('explain (buffers, format text) select * from int8_tbl i8');
+-- WAITS option
+select explain_filter('explain (analyze, waits, costs off, summary off, timing off, buffers off) select pg_sleep(0.01)');
+select explain_filter_to_json('explain (analyze, waits, costs off, summary off, timing off, buffers off, format json) select pg_sleep(0.01)') #> '{0,Wait Events,0}';
+explain (waits) select 1;
+
\a
select explain_filter('explain (analyze, buffers, io, format xml) select * from int8_tbl i8');
select explain_filter('explain (analyze, serialize, buffers, io, format yaml) select * from int8_tbl i8');
--
2.52.0
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