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* valgrind issues on Fedora 28
@ 2018-11-06 17:24  Tomas Vondra <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Tomas Vondra @ 2018-11-06 17:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: [email protected]

Hi,

I've recently updated to Fedora 28, and in that environment I get quite 
a few new valgrind issues (see the attached log).

Essentially, all the reports start with either

==5971== Invalid read of size 32
==5971==    at 0x5957EB1: __wcsnlen_avx2 (in /usr/lib64/libc-2.27.so)
==5971==    by 0x589E871: wcsrtombs (in /usr/lib64/libc-2.27.so)
==5971==    by 0x5834000: wcstombs (in /usr/lib64/libc-2.27.so)
==5971==    by 0x97DD82: wchar2char (pg_locale.c:1641)

or

==5971== Conditional jump or move depends on uninitialised value(s)
==5971==    at 0x5822123: __gconv_transform_internal_utf8 (in 
/usr/lib64/libc-2.27.so)
==5971==    by 0x589E8A4: wcsrtombs (in /usr/lib64/libc-2.27.so)
==5971==    by 0x5834000: wcstombs (in /usr/lib64/libc-2.27.so)
==5971==    by 0x97DD82: wchar2char (pg_locale.c:1641)

or some other combination of that. In all cases the call stack is

   wchar2char > wcstombs > wcsrtombs > something

I don't see these issues on the old (Fedora 26) environment, so it seems 
to be caused by updating either gcc or glibc:

old system:

* glibc-2.25-13.fc26.x86_64
* gcc version 7.3.1 20180130 (Red Hat 7.3.1-2) (GCC)

new system:

* glibc-2.27-32.fc28.x86_64
* gcc version 8.2.1 20181011 (Red Hat 8.2.1-4) (GCC)

Valgrind is the same (valgrind-3.13.0) in both cases. I'm not sure if 
it's due to some glibc changes, gcc generating different code, or 
something else.

I've tried to look at wcsrtombs in glibc, but it's not particularly 
readable piece of code. Also, my eyes bleed ... Thank god for pgindent!

I suspect it's either due to some glibc bug and/or gcc optimization that 
ends up touching memory that was not actually initialized (judging by 
__wcsnlen_avx2), or something like that. Not sure.


regards

-- 
Tomas Vondra                  http://www.2ndQuadrant.com
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services


Attachments:

  [text/x-log] valgrind.log (166.0K, ../../[email protected]/2-valgrind.log)
  download

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* Re: valgrind issues on Fedora 28
@ 2018-11-06 17:35  Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  parent: Tomas Vondra <[email protected]>
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 273+ messages in thread

From: Andres Freund @ 2018-11-06 17:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Tomas Vondra <[email protected]>; +Cc: [email protected]

On 2018-11-06 18:24:55 +0100, Tomas Vondra wrote:
> I've recently updated to Fedora 28, and in that environment I get quite a
> few new valgrind issues (see the attached log).
> 
> Essentially, all the reports start with either
> 
> ==5971== Invalid read of size 32
> ==5971==    at 0x5957EB1: __wcsnlen_avx2 (in /usr/lib64/libc-2.27.so)
> ==5971==    by 0x589E871: wcsrtombs (in /usr/lib64/libc-2.27.so)
> ==5971==    by 0x5834000: wcstombs (in /usr/lib64/libc-2.27.so)
> ==5971==    by 0x97DD82: wchar2char (pg_locale.c:1641)


I think this isn't actually a bug, just a missing suppression. The avx2
code uses instructions to scan for 0 bytes in multiple bytes at the same
time. Therefore it can encounter a byte marked as undefined, even if it
never actually uses that value.

> or
> 
> ==5971== Conditional jump or move depends on uninitialised value(s)
> ==5971==    at 0x5822123: __gconv_transform_internal_utf8 (in
> /usr/lib64/libc-2.27.so)
> ==5971==    by 0x589E8A4: wcsrtombs (in /usr/lib64/libc-2.27.so)
> ==5971==    by 0x5834000: wcstombs (in /usr/lib64/libc-2.27.so)
> ==5971==    by 0x97DD82: wchar2char (pg_locale.c:1641)
> 
> or some other combination of that. In all cases the call stack is
> 
>   wchar2char > wcstombs > wcsrtombs > something

I think I came to the same conclusion here, but I'm not quite sure.

FWIW, I've supressed these on my valgrind animal a while ago.

Greetings,

Andres Freund




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* Re: valgrind issues on Fedora 28
@ 2018-11-06 17:35  Alvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  parent: Tomas Vondra <[email protected]>
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 273+ messages in thread

From: Alvaro Herrera @ 2018-11-06 17:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Tomas Vondra <[email protected]>; +Cc: [email protected]

On 2018-Nov-06, Tomas Vondra wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I've recently updated to Fedora 28, and in that environment I get quite a
> few new valgrind issues (see the attached log).

Hmm, related to https://postgr.es/m/[email protected] ?
Apparently the right answer is to add local suppressions ...

-- 
Álvaro Herrera                https://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services




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* Re: valgrind issues on Fedora 28
@ 2018-11-06 17:49  Tomas Vondra <[email protected]>
  parent: Andres Freund <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Tomas Vondra @ 2018-11-06 17:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Andres Freund <[email protected]>; +Cc: [email protected]

On 11/6/18 6:35 PM, Andres Freund wrote:
> On 2018-11-06 18:24:55 +0100, Tomas Vondra wrote:
>> I've recently updated to Fedora 28, and in that environment I get quite a
>> few new valgrind issues (see the attached log).
>>
>> Essentially, all the reports start with either
>>
>> ==5971== Invalid read of size 32
>> ==5971==    at 0x5957EB1: __wcsnlen_avx2 (in /usr/lib64/libc-2.27.so)
>> ==5971==    by 0x589E871: wcsrtombs (in /usr/lib64/libc-2.27.so)
>> ==5971==    by 0x5834000: wcstombs (in /usr/lib64/libc-2.27.so)
>> ==5971==    by 0x97DD82: wchar2char (pg_locale.c:1641)
> 
> 
> I think this isn't actually a bug, just a missing suppression. The avx2
> code uses instructions to scan for 0 bytes in multiple bytes at the same
> time. Therefore it can encounter a byte marked as undefined, even if it
> never actually uses that value.
> 

OK, my thoughts exactly.

>> or
>>
>> ==5971== Conditional jump or move depends on uninitialised value(s)
>> ==5971==    at 0x5822123: __gconv_transform_internal_utf8 (in
>> /usr/lib64/libc-2.27.so)
>> ==5971==    by 0x589E8A4: wcsrtombs (in /usr/lib64/libc-2.27.so)
>> ==5971==    by 0x5834000: wcstombs (in /usr/lib64/libc-2.27.so)
>> ==5971==    by 0x97DD82: wchar2char (pg_locale.c:1641)
>>
>> or some other combination of that. In all cases the call stack is
>>
>>    wchar2char > wcstombs > wcsrtombs > something
> 
> I think I came to the same conclusion here, but I'm not quite sure.
> 

Looking at gconv code at [1], it seems it's reading the data as int32 
values and using shifts to extract individual bytes. I'm pretty sure 
this confuses valgrind so it thinks it's accessing all the bytes.

[1] 
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=iconv/gconv_simple.c;h=506c92caf228d61f92986c39a2dd...

> FWIW, I've supressed these on my valgrind animal a while ago.
> 

OK, I propose to add these suppressions into the current list.


regards

-- 
Tomas Vondra                  http://www.2ndQuadrant.com
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services




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* Re: valgrind issues on Fedora 28
@ 2018-11-06 17:51  Tomas Vondra <[email protected]>
  parent: Alvaro Herrera <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 273+ messages in thread

From: Tomas Vondra @ 2018-11-06 17:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Alvaro Herrera <[email protected]>; +Cc: [email protected]

On 11/6/18 6:35 PM, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> On 2018-Nov-06, Tomas Vondra wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've recently updated to Fedora 28, and in that environment I get quite a
>> few new valgrind issues (see the attached log).
> 
> Hmm, related to https://postgr.es/m/[email protected] ?
> Apparently the right answer is to add local suppressions ...
> 

Yep, seems like that. I'll check if the patch proposed by Aleksander 
resolves all the issues reported by valgrind.


regards

-- 
Tomas Vondra                  http://www.2ndQuadrant.com
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services




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* Re: valgrind issues on Fedora 28
@ 2018-11-08 12:07  Tomas Vondra <[email protected]>
  parent: Tomas Vondra <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 273+ messages in thread

From: Tomas Vondra @ 2018-11-08 12:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Alvaro Herrera <[email protected]>; +Cc: [email protected]

On 11/6/18 6:51 PM, Tomas Vondra wrote:
> On 11/6/18 6:35 PM, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
>> On 2018-Nov-06, Tomas Vondra wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I've recently updated to Fedora 28, and in that environment I get
>>> quite a
>>> few new valgrind issues (see the attached log).
>>
>> Hmm, related to
>> https://postgr.es/m/[email protected] ?
>> Apparently the right answer is to add local suppressions ...
>>
> 
> Yep, seems like that. I'll check if the patch proposed by Aleksander
> resolves all the issues reported by valgrind.
> 

OK, I propose we add suppressions per the attached patch.

The rules are clearly incomplete, due to dependence on optimization
used. For example now the stack includes __wcsnlen_avx2, but I see it
was __wcsnlen_sse4_1 in Aleksander's report in February.

Not sure what to do about this - maybe we should wildcard this first
frame, to accept all wcsnlen variants. Opinions?

regards

-- 
Tomas Vondra                  http://www.2ndQuadrant.com
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services


Attachments:

  [text/x-patch] add-valgrind-suppressions.patch (1.1K, ../../[email protected]/2-add-valgrind-suppressions.patch)
  download | inline diff:
diff --git a/src/tools/valgrind.supp b/src/tools/valgrind.supp
index 2f3b602773..1c8311338c 100644
--- a/src/tools/valgrind.supp
+++ b/src/tools/valgrind.supp
@@ -213,3 +213,39 @@
    Memcheck:Cond
    fun:PyObject_Realloc
 }
+
+# wcsrtombs uses some clever optimizations internally, which to valgrind
+# may look like access to uninitialized data. For example AVX2 instructions
+# load data in 256-bit chunks, irrespectedly of wchar length. gconv does
+# somethink similar by loading data in 32bit chunks and then shifting the
+# data internally. Neither of those actually uses the uninitialized part
+# of the buffer, as far as we know.
+#
+# https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/[email protected]
+
+{
+   wcsnlen_optimized
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   fun:__wcsnlen_avx2
+   fun:wcsrtombs
+   fun:wcstombs
+   fun:wchar2char
+}
+
+{
+   wcsnlen_optimized_addr32
+   Memcheck:Addr32
+   fun:__wcsnlen_avx2
+   fun:wcsrtombs
+   fun:wcstombs
+   fun:wchar2char
+}
+
+{
+   gconv_transform_internal
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   fun:__gconv_transform_internal_utf8
+   fun:wcsrtombs
+   fun:wcstombs
+   fun:wchar2char
+}


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* Re: valgrind issues on Fedora 28
@ 2018-11-17 23:11  Tomas Vondra <[email protected]>
  parent: Tomas Vondra <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Tomas Vondra @ 2018-11-17 23:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Alvaro Herrera <[email protected]>; +Cc: [email protected]

On 11/8/18 1:07 PM, Tomas Vondra wrote:
> On 11/6/18 6:51 PM, Tomas Vondra wrote:
>> On 11/6/18 6:35 PM, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
>>> On 2018-Nov-06, Tomas Vondra wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I've recently updated to Fedora 28, and in that environment I get
>>>> quite a
>>>> few new valgrind issues (see the attached log).
>>>
>>> Hmm, related to
>>> https://postgr.es/m/[email protected] ?
>>> Apparently the right answer is to add local suppressions ...
>>>
>>
>> Yep, seems like that. I'll check if the patch proposed by Aleksander
>> resolves all the issues reported by valgrind.
>>
> 
> OK, I propose we add suppressions per the attached patch.
> 
> The rules are clearly incomplete, due to dependence on optimization
> used. For example now the stack includes __wcsnlen_avx2, but I see it
> was __wcsnlen_sse4_1 in Aleksander's report in February.
> 
> Not sure what to do about this - maybe we should wildcard this first
> frame, to accept all wcsnlen variants. Opinions?
> 

I've committed this with the first frame wirldcarded, and backpatched it
all the way back to 9.4.

regards

-- 
Tomas Vondra                  http://www.2ndQuadrant.com
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services




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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
2.47.3


--dhbc6bswyy6qufwn--





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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
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* [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup.
@ 2024-05-18 01:41  Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 273+ messages in thread

From: Thomas Munro @ 2024-05-18 01:41 UTC (permalink / raw)

When backend processes were launched in EXEC_BACKEND builds, they would
run LocalProcessControlFile() to read in pg_control and extract several
important settings.

This happens too early to acquire ControlFileLock, and the postmaster is
also not allowed to acquire ControlFileLock, so it can't safely take a
copy to give to the child.

Instead, pass down the "proto-controlfile" that was read by the
postmaster in LocalProcessControlFile().  Introduce functions
ExportProtoControlFile() and ImportProtoControlFile() to allow that.
Subprocesses will extract information from that, and then later attach
to the current control file in shared memory.

Reported-by: Melanie Plageman <[email protected]> per Windows CI failure
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAAKRu_YNGwEYrorQYza_W8tU%2B%3DtoXRHG8HpyHC-KDbZqA_ZVSA%40mail.gmail.com
---
 src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c       | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c | 21 +++++++----
 src/include/access/xlog.h               |  5 +++
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 13ec6225b85..e52517eb9c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ static WALInsertLockPadded *WALInsertLocks = NULL;
  */
 static ControlFileData *ControlFile = NULL;
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+static ControlFileData *ProtoControlFile = NULL;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Calculate the amount of space left on the page after 'endptr'. Beware
  * multiple evaluation!
@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ static bool PerformRecoveryXLogAction(void);
 static void InitControlFile(uint64 sysidentifier, uint32 data_checksum_version);
 static void WriteControlFile(void);
 static void ReadControlFile(void);
+static void ScanControlFile(void);
 static void UpdateControlFile(void);
 static char *str_time(pg_time_t tnow, char *buf, size_t bufsize);
 
@@ -4385,9 +4390,7 @@ WriteControlFile(void)
 static void
 ReadControlFile(void)
 {
-	pg_crc32c	crc;
 	int			fd;
-	char		wal_segsz_str[20];
 	int			r;
 
 	/*
@@ -4420,6 +4423,15 @@ ReadControlFile(void)
 
 	close(fd);
 
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+
+static void
+ScanControlFile(void)
+{
+	static char wal_segsz_str[20];
+	pg_crc32c	crc;
+
 	/*
 	 * Check for expected pg_control format version.  If this is wrong, the
 	 * CRC check will likely fail because we'll be checking the wrong number
@@ -4941,8 +4953,33 @@ LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset)
 	Assert(reset || ControlFile == NULL);
 	ControlFile = palloc_object(ControlFileData);
 	ReadControlFile();
+
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+	/* We need to be able to give this to subprocesses. */
+	ProtoControlFile = ControlFile;
+#endif
 }
 
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+void
+ExportProtoControlFile(ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	*copy = *ProtoControlFile;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Like LocalProcessControlFile(), but used early in EXEC_BACKEND children's
+ * startup.  This receives the same file that the postmaster first read.
+ */
+void
+ImportProtoControlFile(const ControlFileData *copy)
+{
+	ControlFile = palloc(sizeof(ControlFileData));
+	*ControlFile = *copy;
+	ScanControlFile();
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Get the wal_level from the control file. For a standby, this value should be
  * considered as its active wal_level, because it may be different from what
@@ -5061,7 +5098,12 @@ XLOGShmemInit(void)
 	if (localControlFile)
 	{
 		memcpy(ControlFile, localControlFile, sizeof(ControlFileData));
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+		/* We still hold a reference to give to subprocesses. */
+		Assert(ProtoControlFile == localControlFile);
+#else
 		pfree(localControlFile);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
index 45690b11c99..e08a405f949 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/launch_backend.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "access/xlog.h"
+#include "catalog/pg_control.h"
+#include "common/file_utils.h"
 #include "libpq/libpq-be.h"
 #include "miscadmin.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
@@ -133,6 +136,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 	int			MyPMChildSlot;
 
+	/*
+	 * A copy of the ControlFileData from early in Postmaster startup.  We
+	 * need to access its contents it at a phase of initialization before we
+	 * are allowed to acquire LWLocks, so we can't just use shared memory or
+	 * read the file from disk.
+	 */
+	ControlFileData proto_controlfile;
+
 	/*
 	 * These are only used by backend processes, but are here because passing
 	 * a socket needs some special handling on Windows. 'client_sock' is an
@@ -659,12 +670,6 @@ SubPostmasterMain(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 */
 	checkDataDir();
 
-	/*
-	 * (re-)read control file, as it contains config. The postmaster will
-	 * already have read this, but this process doesn't know about that.
-	 */
-	LocalProcessControlFile(false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Reload any libraries that were preloaded by the postmaster.  Since we
 	 * exec'd this process, those libraries didn't come along with us; but we
@@ -752,6 +757,8 @@ save_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param,
 	param->MaxBackends = MaxBackends;
 	param->num_pmchild_slots = num_pmchild_slots;
 
+	ExportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	param->PostmasterHandle = PostmasterHandle;
 	if (!write_duplicated_handle(&param->initial_signal_pipe,
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ restore_backend_variables(BackendParameters *param)
 
 	strlcpy(pkglib_path, param->pkglib_path, MAXPGPATH);
 
+	ImportProtoControlFile(&param->proto_controlfile);
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to restore fd.c's counts of externally-opened FDs; to avoid
 	 * confusion, be sure to do this after restoring max_safe_fds.  (Note:
diff --git a/src/include/access/xlog.h b/src/include/access/xlog.h
index fdfb572467b..f1f3ad4e96e 100644
--- a/src/include/access/xlog.h
+++ b/src/include/access/xlog.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ typedef enum WALAvailability
 
 struct XLogRecData;
 struct XLogReaderState;
+struct ControlFileData;
 
 extern XLogRecPtr XLogInsertRecord(struct XLogRecData *rdata,
 								   XLogRecPtr fpw_lsn,
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ extern void XLOGShmemInit(void);
 extern void BootStrapXLOG(uint32 data_checksum_version);
 extern void InitializeWalConsistencyChecking(void);
 extern void LocalProcessControlFile(bool reset);
+#ifdef EXEC_BACKEND
+extern void ExportProtoControlFile(struct ControlFileData *copy);
+extern void ImportProtoControlFile(const struct ControlFileData *copy);
+#endif
 extern WalLevel GetActiveWalLevelOnStandby(void);
 extern void StartupXLOG(void);
 extern void ShutdownXLOG(int code, Datum arg);
-- 
2.47.3


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2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
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2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>
2024-05-18 01:41 [PATCH v2] Fix pg_control corruption in EXEC_BACKEND startup. Thomas Munro <[email protected]>

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